Gunpowder potatoes from Dishoom: From Bombay with Love: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay with Map (page 283) by Shamil Thakrar and Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

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Accompaniments: Lamb raan

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  • ShayLRoss on April 18, 2026

    Loved how this turned out, the potatoes were creamy and tender. The flavoring with the spices, herbs, and lime made them tingly and flavorful. I definitely recommend this, especially paired with protein and/or daal.

  • eclairea on April 17, 2026

    Delicious! Took the advice of the fellow cookbook club members and doubled the spices - very glad I listened to them, I can see that this would have been much less flavourful if I made as written. Served it with a steak, it was the perfect side.

  • Potawatomus on April 13, 2026

    These were really good. I doubled the spices.

  • Fiona_66 on April 11, 2026

    Words cannot describe how delicious these are - wow!

  • dmdmdmmm on April 05, 2026

    These were good. I suggest go heavy on the spices and you’ll head straight to flavortown!

  • teresa_3u2sef on March 28, 2026

    We make this regularly, good on a skillet on the bbq

  • joeljkp on June 18, 2023

    This is a go-to Indian side for us - so flavorful and easy. Once you make the kabab masala you can whip this up very quickly. I use 1 Thai chili with seeds removed, which makes it plenty spicy for us.

  • bernalgirl on July 19, 2022

    This technique yields creamy potatoes with crispy outsides, the flavors are outstanding. I ran them under the broiler and used homemade chaat masala, easily 2 teaspoons, was pleased with the result. Will definitely make again.

  • coryelizabeth on June 01, 2022

    These were divine. The method of cooking the potatoes created delicious spuds on their own, but then with the lime juice, butter, and kebab masala? Chef’s kiss. I use Spicewalla’s brand of chaat masala (an important ingredient here) and think it’s great.

  • SheilaS on October 14, 2021

    I thought these were good but the fenugreek in the kebab masala was a bit overpowering. Not something I need to make again.

  • joneshayley on August 15, 2021

    Brilliant side! Full of flavour pops and textures. Roasted the potatoes rather than grill, simply as the oven was on. Husband particularly enjoyed .

  • Foodycat on June 01, 2020

    I cheated and used leftover chips (fries) rather than cooking the potatoes from scratch. A very good way to zhush them up.

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