Garlic Mashed Potatoes

I know it can often be intimidating to prepare a meal on Thanksgiving or Christmas for family & friends. There is a lot of pressure to come up with a menu which will be appreciated by the guests while also not being too much of a hassle to cook and serve. When it comes to me, I love making the complete holiday dinner for my family and friends every year which includes all the usual suspects such as Green bean casserole, American candied yams, Stuffing, Apple pie, Pumpkin pie, Tomato and pumpkin soup, Grilled asparagus, Roasted root vegetables, Cranberry sauce and Lasagna / Pasta (just no turkey as we are vegetarians). As the holiday season is around the corner, I share with you my recipes for a traditional American holiday meal. Today in Part 2 of my Holiday Special series, I give you a simple recipe for ‘Garlic Mashed Potatoes’ which is sure to be a hit with the crowd. Happy Holidays!!

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

2 cups peeled and chopped – Potatoes
4 Tbsp – Whole milk
4 Tbsp – Butter
¼ cup – Sour cream
1 tsp finely minced – Garlic
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method:

1. In a heavy bottom saucepan, add cold water and then add a pinch of salt and add the chopped potatoes
2. Cook until the potatoes are tender, approx 15 mins
3. Drain the potatoes and place again in the saucepan on medium low flame
4. Add butter, sour cream and garlic to the potatoes
5. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or the back of a fork until all the ingredients are mixed together
6. Now start adding the milk (1 Tbsp at a time)
7. Keep adding the milk until you get the desired consistency of mashed potatoes
8. Add salt and pepper and taste to make sure seasoning is perfect
9. Serve with Tofurky, cranberry sauce, stuffing, bread rolls

TIPS:

1. You would need to add more or less milk depending on the consistency you want for the mashed potatoes
2. You can choose to add more garlic if you like , however a strong garlic flavor and taste might shadow your other dishes
3. You can choose to add beaten yogurt in place of sour cream