Life 'n' Such

In turkish, you call this recipe ‘Sosyete Mantisi’. I have no idea what this means, next time I meet Hacer, I will ask her to translate this name for me. Well, other friends make this too, they have their own variations. This is a great snack for afternoon tea or brunch.

Ingredients:
8-10 small boiled potatoes,
1 cup yoghurt,
1 clove garlic crushed,
2 – 3 tbsp mayonnaise,
3 tbsp oil, (veg or corn)
3 tbsp butter,
red pepper as per taste,
1 tsp mint powder,
1/2 tsp tomato paste,
salt as per taste.

Peel the boiled potatoes, add salt, mix and press them in a baking tray or any deep dish, to make a layer of about 1 1/2 inch. (This recipe does not require baking). Mix the yoghurt, crushed garlic, salt and mayo and pour over this potato layer.

In a small pan, heat the butter and oil together. When it is hot, add the tomato paste, red pepper and the mint to it. Then add about 2 tbsp of cold water. When it boils, (which happens very quickly), pour all over the yoghurt+ mayo layer in the tray.

Let it set for about half an hour. Cut into squares and serve.

Update: Hacer told me the meaning of ‘sosyete’; it means high society/rich society

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