Middle Eastern Twice-Baked Potatoes
- 4 baking potatoes (each about 300g)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 (430 g) can chickpeas, drained
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 4 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2/3 cup natural low-fat yogurt
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Preheat the oven to 200u0b0C.
- Wash the potatoes to remove any dirt, pat dry with paper towels.
- Prick the potatoes all over with a fork, brush with olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place the potatoes on a lightly greased baking tray and bake for about an hour or until cooked through.
- Cool for about 10 minutes.
- While the potatoes are roasting, drain the chickpeas, place in a large mixing bowl and mash with a fork.
- Add the ground coriander, the cumin, the crushed garlic and half the fresh coriander. Cover the bowl with with plastic wrap, and set aside.
- Once they have cooled, taking care to keep the shells intact, halve the cooked potatoes and scoop out the flesh.
- Mash the potato flesh until smooth and gently mix with the chickpea mixture.
- Fold in the yoghurt and tahini, and add a little more of either of these if the mixture seems too dry, season with the pepper and salt, to taste.
- Place the potato shells on a lightly greased baking tray and fill them with the potato and chickpea mixture.
- Place the filled potato shells in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until heated through.
- Serve the potatoes with the remaining half of the chopped coriander.
baking potatoes, olive oil, chickpeas, coriander, ground cumin, fresh coriander, garlic, natural lowfat yogurt, tahini, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/middle-eastern-twice-baked-potatoes-120297 (may not work)