Mashed Potatoes and Peas Layer

 After a long time, I am going to post something today. I was busy with many things but end up with nothing.

So here I am picking up where we left.

I asked myself, what I am going to share? Food. Naturally! But what, Fish? Chicken? Meat? No, I get it. What about sharing a story with streetside food?

Once we were travelling to Nakuru (Kenya, Africa). Mr Agray was driving the car. On the road, we were getting hungry. It was a long drive (about 139 kilometres), we didn't have a nice breakfast anyway and I am always getting hungry when I travel in a car. Mr Agray said, "Mama, why don't we stop on the road side food stall and eat our local food. I am sure you didn't try it before". My husband agreed. He is always enthusiastic to try new food or dish. I am a little bit choosy in that case.

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What did we get? Layers of mashed potato and peas, Noma-Choma and plantain chips. Noma choma is roasted meat on charcoal, only salt and pepper seasoning. Our Asian taste buds are accustomed to spicy and hot food. Naturally, Noma-choma taste didn't appeal to me but my husband did like it after adding some lime juice and chilli flakes. The mashed potato and peas layer was very tasty and unique creation, healthy too.

Here comes my creative fusion mashed potatoes and peas recipe.

Mashed Potatoes-Peas Layer

Serving for 2

Ingredients

4 - large potatoes

8 c- peas

1 tsp - celery powder

2 clove - garlic 

1/2 tsp- onion powder

1/4 tsp - roasted cumin (powder)

4 tsp - pepper 

1/4 c - parsley(chopped)

1 tbsp - lime juice

2 tbsp - greek yoghurt

41/2 tbsp of melted butter

salt to taste

Preparation

1. Cut potatoes into 4-6 large pieces with skin on. Wash very nicely.
2. Put potatoes and garlic in a steamer for about 15 min.
3. Steam peas for 5 min.
4. Remove skin from potatoes and mash with garlic.
5. Add salt, greek yoghurt, half of the lime juice, parsley, half portion of pepper and onion powder. 
6. Mash peas with salt, pepper, celery powder and 2 tbsp butter.
7. On medium heat saute mashed potato on 2 tbsp of melted butter then add roasted cumin powder; mix well and turn off the heat.
8. Let it cool for 10 min.
9. Assemble -  Heap the potatoes. Flatten the top with a spatula. Add 1/2 tbsp of butter then heap the mashed peas on top.
10. Enjoy with your Noma choma or any roasted, bbq dish.