Thursday, December 07, 2006

Potato Tomato Curry

Potato Tomato Curry
Ingredients
Potatoes 250 gms
Tomato pieces 1 cup
Onion pieces 1 cup
Grated coconut 1 cup
To be ground
Coriander leaves 1 ½ dsp
Cummin seeds ½ tsp
Chilly powder ¾ tsp
Curds 1 dsp
Oil 2 dsp
Salt turmeric powder ½ tsp
Shallots 12

Method
Cook the potatoes and cube them. Grind all the ingredients together. Extract the milk from the coconut adding half a cup of water.Fry the onions in oil till brown. Add the masala paste and fry, adding the tomato and salt. Put the potato pieces, and the curds. Lastly add the milk of coconut. While simmering remove from fire.

Potato Piralen

Potato Piralen
Ingredients
Small even sized potatoes 500 gms
Sugar 1 tsp
Sliced onions 2 cup
Tomato pieces 1 cups
Chilly powder 1 ½ tsp
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Cinnamon 2 pieces
Cloves 5
Cardamom 3
Pepper 10
Coriander leaves a handful
Ghee or Oil 3 dsp

Method
Fry the peeled cleaned potatoes without cutting, in the oil to a golden brown colour. Remove and put the ginger. When it turns red put the onions and fry well. Add the spices first and then chilly and turmeric powder. Stir well and add the tomato pieces. When it dries up put back the fried potatoes and ¾ cup of water. Salt to taste put the lid on and cook till the curry thickens. Serve it in a dish with minced coriander leaves sprinkled on top.