ARMENIAN SPICED POTATOES | ROASTED POTATO SIDE DISH

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Smoked paprika adds flavor without extra calories, and cayenne is usually cheaper.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried thyme

Dried thyme can provide a similar aromatic quality at a lower cost.

parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: green onions

Cilantro offers a fresh flavor, while green onions are often less expensive.

Chop the potatoes in half, then into chunks, keeping them in water to prevent oxidation.

Chop the onion into equal sizes.

Mix tomato paste with vegetable oil and add paprika, ground clove, Aleppo pepper, salt, and pepper.

Add the soaked potatoes and onions to the tomato sauce mixture without draining the potatoes.

Mix to ensure the tomato paste is evenly distributed.

Pour the mixture into a baking dish and top with more Aleppo pepper.

Bake at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Chop fresh parsley to sprinkle on top before serving.

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