My mum's Peppered Potato and Beans

Easy peasy...

What you'll need

• A potato (medium-large; however much you'll need, really)
• Green beans
• Garlic (as many cloves as you'd like; 1 minimum), a chilli (optional)
• Salt, pepper, oil, water, and garam masala (last one optional, but only if you really can't find it)
• Rice and coriander
• A lemon

What to do

• Skin and cut up your potato into small chunks (about 1" over), chop up and crush your garlic, and slice your chilli
• Add oil to your pan, start a medium heat, and drop your chilli in
• When chilli starts sizzling, make sure your potato's dry, and slide the chunks in (careful!), followed by the garlic
• Salt a bit and stir through every few minutes until they're getting done (say, about 10 minutes)
• In the meantime, cut your beans into 2" lengths
• At the 10 minute mark, add garam masala to taste (not too much) and drop your beans in
• After a few minutes, add a bit of water (you shouldn't see any reaching the top), and stir
• Put your rice on
• Increase the heat on your potatoes and beans, add salt to taste, and crack a good amount of pepper on top (it should really come through). After a few minutes on high, cover the lot, reduce the heat, and let it go until the water's gone and it's nice and dry
• Garnish your finished rice with coriander.

How much?

Well, potatoes and beans don't cost much. Overall, I'd estimate a single portion would come up to about £1.50 or so a portion, so not much.

Serving

This is a quick, savoury starter to go with milder meals. Rice and/or bread go great with it, as long as it's plain fare. You can add mustard, mustard oil, and spinach to help it along. Butter on the side to help soothe the kick is always a great idea.

Serve the curry on the side of your staple after a quick stir-through, and right before you dig in, lest we forget, do the following

...lemon n' squeezy