58. kachri bateta
Street food from Mombasa Some years ago kachri bateta was a very popular street food in Mombasa. These days we hardly see any of them around in town or at Lighthouse with their little glass covered cart. Now we find sausages and chips in these carts. Whenever we came to Mombasa for a holiday and stayed at Manju aunty's house in Old Town, kachri bateta was our tea time treat. Back then we were served this on layers of old newspaper. Loved the tangy and crispy dish. The vendors made the potato curry pretty dry. A few weeks back I read in Coastweek that kachri bateta was also sold outside Naaz Cinema for moviegoers to have as a snack. Nowadays no kachri bateta and even Naaz Cinema is going to be demolished. :( I make my own version of kachri bateta and it is quite popular with my friends and relatives, especially all those who do not live in Mombasa. KACHRI BATETA Yields 6 servings For the curry: 5 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks(approx. 4 cups of cubed potatoes) 3 ...