Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      large         baking potatoes -- or more
                        peeled -- cut into 1" cubes
   1 1/2  cups          buttermilk
                        OR yogurt
   1                    jalapeno pepper -- seeded and chopped
                        OR more jalapeno pepper -- to taste
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
     1/4  cup           ghee
                        OR substitute unsalted butter
   1      1" piece      fresh peeled ginger -- minced
   2      tablespoons   chopped cilantro

Preparation:

Cook potatoes in large sauce pan of boiling water to cover until tender, 15 minutes. Drain, return to pan. Mash coarsely with potato masher. Add buttermilk and jalapeno(s); mash until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Heat butter or ghee and ginger in small pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir into potatoes; garnish with cilantro. 6 servings. The Vegetarian Table (Vegeterian Table Series) by Yamuna Devi; Hardcover, Chronicle, May 1997. Photos. ISBN: 0811811441