Potato Kurma

Ingredients

• • Potatoes - 6
• • Onions - 2
• • Garlic - 5 flakes
• • Tomatoes - 4
• • Green chillies - 3
• • Cinnamon - 2
• • Cloves - 3
• • Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Coconut (grated) - ½
• • Poppy seeds - 2 teaspoons
• • Ginger - ¼ inch piece
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Salt - as required

Method

• 1. Cut onions and chillies into long thin pieces.
• 2. Cook potatoes, peel and mash coarsely.
• 3. Heat oil in a frying pan add cinnamon, cloves and then chillies, garlic and then onion pieces.
• 4. Fry till golden red in colour.
• 5. Add cut tomatoes and stir until moisture gets absorbed.
• 6. Mix mashed potatoes, fry for a minute, put chilly powder, coriander powder, salt, turmeric and little water.
• 7. Let it boil for a minute or two.
• 8. Now add the ground mixture of coconut, poppy seeds and ginger.
• 9. Boil well till gravy thickens and the raw flavour is lost.
• 10. Serve hot with puris or chapatis.