Mashed potatoes

Peel the potatoes, cut large tubers into 2-4 parts. Put in a saucepan, pour water so that it barely covers the potatoes. Simmer until cooked (15-20 min) The potatoes should be salted at the end of cooking. In a pan with potatoes, you can put a clove of garlic, a whole onion or a whole carrot, this will improve the taste of the mash, give the aroma. Remove the onions after cooking, you can leave the carrots. Drain the potatoes, mash the potatoes well with a pusher or wipe through a sieve. Add the butter and whisk the mash gradually infusing the hot milk (or potato broth or cream). You can add a little sour cream or unsweetened yogurt, this will give a light sourness. To give a bright color, mashed potatoes can be painted with a decoction of beets or carrots. Before serving, you can sprinkle chopped greens to taste or grated cheese.