

Tender Polish chicken meatballs (klopsiki) simmered in a creamy dill sauce with carrots and leeks.

A simple stuffed parwal recipe where hollowed-out pointed gourds are packed with a spiced mashed potato filling that includes green mango paste, garlic, green chilli, and fresh mint.

A straightforward soup built on mashed potatoes, sautéed vegetables and milk, this recipe needs no cream or stock to reach a thick, satisfying consistency.

A creamy payasam made with pressure-cooked chow chow mashed into full-fat milk, sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, and finished with cardamom, ghee-fried cashews, and raisins.

A simple, satisfying snack made by combining boiled, deboned fish with mashed potatoes and a handful of spices, then coating each roll in beaten egg and breadcrumbs before frying.

A spiced filling of blanched broccoli, mashed potato, onion, tomato and capsicum gets rolled up in soft rotis to make a quick and filling broccoli roll.

Soft pancake-style rolls filled with spiced cabbage and mashed potato, sealed and shallow fried until the outside turns golden and crisp.

A crisp raw banana vadai soaked in lightly spiced curd makes for a satisfying South Indian snack.

What makes this worth your time is the paste -- built from dry-roasted seeds, coconut, and fresh chillies, then fried into spiced mashed potato and packed into whole peppers that steam gently in a tamarind and cumin broth.

Tender russet potatoes, fresh garlic, butter, heavy cream and Asiago cheese make up these rich, creamy, and cheesy mashed potatoes.

This slow cooker stick of butter beef is an easy comfort food dinner made with just a few simple ingredients.

Crispy fried koftas made with sweet corn, paneer, and mashed potato come together in a tomato-cashew gravy that is rich without being heavy.

This smothered chicken is a hearty skillet dinner made with chicken breasts or thighs simmered in a rich bacon-onion gravy.

These cutlets bring together minced mutton and mashed potatoes with a layered spice mix that includes cumin, coriander, and green chillies.

Lepenice is an old-school Czech side dish of mashed potatoes mixed with sauerkraut.

In this recipe I combined two of my favorite foods—shepherd’s pie and Moroccan spiced lamb.

This Mushroom Ragu brings together earthy mushrooms, aromatic vegetables, and a splash of red wine in a thick, savory sauce.