Baked Potato with Masala Filling

Name: Baked Potato with Masala Filling
Ingredients: 1 lb baby potatoes; 1/4 cup sour cream; 4 teaspoons minced fresh ginger; 1/2 small red onion, finely diced; 2 small Indian green chiles or serrano chiles, finely chopped; 2 tsp chaat masala; 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Based on Priya Krishna's recipe in NYT Cooking.

Ingredients

Makes

1 lb baby potatoes
1/4 cup sour cream
4 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1/2 small red onion, finely diced
2 small Indian green chiles or serrano chiles, finely chopped
2 tsp chaat masala
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 425F
Bake the potatoes on a baking sheet for 45 minutes, until they can be easily pierced with a fork. Let the potatoes cool until they can be handled.
without cutting all the way through to the bottom, slice each potato into four sections. Use your hands to push down and pull apart the four sections, llike a blooming flower. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on top of each potato, followed by 1 Tbsp of the sour cream. Evenly divide the ginger, onion, green chiles and chaat masala among the potatoes. Garnish with the cilantro to serve.