Potatoes are an important source of different vitamins and minerals for the body. However, now some nutritionists say that potatoes are harmful to the body. This fact is hardly believable, as potatoes have been an important nutritional element for Europeans and CIS inhabitants for several centuries.
Potatoes contain iron, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc
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These are essential for bone growth and strengthening. If you stop eating potatoes, your bones can become less dense. This leads to the disease osteoporosis. It is necessary to eat potatoes several times a week.
Let’s prepare a potato casserole for a variety of dishes from this vegetable.
Ingredients for potato casserole:
- potatoes – 3 pcs;
- onion – pcs;
- carrots – pcs;
- red pepper – ½ pc;
- salt – a pinch;
- green onions – a bunch;
- parsley, a bunch;
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- milk – 200 ml;
- flour – 200 ml;
- leavening agent – tsp;
- cheese – 150 g.
Preparation of potato casserole:
Peel and grate potatoes on a coarse grater, lower them into water for 15 minutes. Cut onions into small cubes,
fry them for 4-5 minutes in a frying pan in vegetable oil. Grate carrots on a coarse grater, fry with onions.
Cut red peppers finely, remove the insides and put them with onions and carrots
.
Salt the vegetables, fry until soft.
Squeeze the potatoes from the liquid, pour out the water. Add the fried vegetables to the potatoes. Chop green onions and parsley and add to the vegetables and potatoes.
Break eggs into a bowl, salt and beat. Pour milk to the eggs, sift flour and baking powder, mix.
Pour the dough into the potato mixture, mix thoroughly
.
Grease parchment with vegetable oil, put it on a
baking
tray
. Put the potato and dough mixture on the tray, bake at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
Grate cheese finely, sprinkle it over the casserole and bake for another 10 minutes.
You get a simple but hearty potato casserole
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This dish will help to diversify the choice of potato dishes for dinner.
