Kewa Datshi, literally meaning potatoes and cheese, is a traditional Bhutanese dish made with chiles and garlic that is a vegetarian stew.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
27 mins
Total Time
47 mins
Calories
538 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Heat oil in a pot over medium heat; cook and stir chile peppers and garlic until golden and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir potatoes into onion mixture until potatoes are coated in oil.
Step 2
Pour water over potato mixture and season with chile pepper powder and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, adding more water if needed but keeping the gravy thick, 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 3
Reduce heat to low and sprinkle fresh cheese over the gravy; slowly stir until cheese melts and spreads evenly, about 5 minutes. Garnish dish with red pepper flakes.
Ingredients
1 onion, diced
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
salt or to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as desired
4 chile peppers, slit and coarsely chopped, or more to taste
