" Middle Eastern " Twice-Baked Potatoes
photo by Enjolinfam
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 baking potatoes (each about 300g)
- 14.79 ml olive oil
- 430 g can chickpeas, drained
- 4.92 ml coriander
- 4.92 ml ground cumin
- 59.16 ml fresh coriander, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 157.80 ml natural low-fat yogurt
- 14.79 ml tahini
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
- Wash the potatoes to remove any dirt, pat dry with paper towels.
- Prick the potatoes all over with a fork, brush with olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place the potatoes on a lightly greased baking tray and bake for about an hour or until cooked through.
- Cool for about 10 minutes.
- While the potatoes are roasting, drain the chickpeas, place in a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork.
- Add the ground coriander, the cumin, the crushed garlic and half the fresh coriander. Cover the bowl with with plastic wrap, and set aside.
- Once they have cooled, taking care to keep the shells intact, halve the cooked potatoes and scoop out the flesh.
- Mash the potato flesh until smooth and gently mix with the chickpea mixture.
- Fold in the yoghurt and tahini, and add a little more of either of these if the mixture seems too dry, season with the pepper and salt, to taste.
- Place the potato shells on a lightly greased baking tray and fill them with the potato and chickpea mixture.
- Place the filled potato shells in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until heated through.
- Serve the potatoes with the remaining half of the chopped coriander.
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Reviews
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These turned out to be really nice "middle eastern" style twice baked potatoes! I liked your adjustments of adding 2 cloves garlic and 1 Tablespoon tahini though honestly I ended up using 3 large galic cloves (I'm a big garlic lover!) and 3 Tablespoons total of the tahini (also a big tahini lover). I also added 2 teaspoons of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar for our own taste though it tasted nice already before I added it. They are healthier than most twice baked potatoes which is also a real plus for me and I always love trying something new! Thanks! Made for Zaar Tag.
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