Batata harra
بطاطا حارة
Potatoes fried and tossed with garlic, chilli and coriander — hot in both senses if you want them to be.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: بطاطا حارة.
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- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- Medium heat
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Batata harra is cubed potato, fried or roasted until the edges catch, then tossed in a pan with garlic, chilli, lemon and a pile of coriander. It is a mezze, not a side of sad roast potatoes.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Cube potato. Fry in oil until gold, or roast at 220°C 25 minutes. Salt.
25 minStep 2
In a wide pan, warm garlic and chilli in a little oil 30 seconds. Toss potatoes, coriander, lemon.
3 min
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Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Coriander → Parsley
Softer, still a garlic potato.
Tips
- Par-boil 5 minutes if you are roasting and impatient.
- Red pepper in the toss is a house extra.
History & culture
Mezze tables and a late-night plate. Also the vegetable that makes a grill make sense.
Fried potatoes are New World. The garlic-chilli-coriander toss is Levantine.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: secretlondon123 from London, England via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Batata%20harra.jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Batata harra take?
40 min all in — 15 min prep, 25 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 plates. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
Medium heat.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian, Vegan.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Frying pan, Saucepan.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1 tsp.
What can I use instead?
Coriander → Parsley. Softer, still a garlic potato.
Any tips from this recipe?
Par-boil 5 minutes if you are roasting and impatient. Red pepper in the toss is a house extra.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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