Bhutan

Kewa Datshi

Name: Kewa Datshi
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Bhutan
Ingredients: 500 g Potatoes; 150 g Fresh / cottage cheese; 2-3 Green chilli; some of each Onion & garlic; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 Tomato

Bhutanese potatoes with cheese

Kewa datshi is, alongside ema datshi, one of Bhutan's national dishes: sliced potatoes braised in a creamy cheese sauce.

The traditional cottage cheese makes the sauce silky, while chilli provides the heat indispensable in the Himalayas.

Servings3

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Potatoes500 g
Fresh / cottage cheese150 g
Green chilli2-3
Onion & garlicsome of each
Butter1 tbsp
Tomato1

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Slice the potatoes.
Cook with onion, garlic, tomato and chilli in a little water.
When the potatoes are nearly soft, stir in the cheese.
Enrich with butter and let the sauce turn creamy.
Serve with red rice.

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Ingredients for Bhutanese kewa datshi are in the Asia Boutique.

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