Potato Spicy Masala

Ingredients

• • Potato - ½ kg
• • Tomato paste - ¾ cup
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Coriander leaves - 1 tablespoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Red chillies - 8
• • Dhania - 2 teaspoons
• • Poppy seeds - 2 teaspoons
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• • Pepper - ½ teaspoon
• • Cloves - 2
• • Onion - 1
• • Coconut (fresh, grated) - ½ cup
• • Garlic - 6 flakes

Method

• 1. Pressure cook potatoes. Peel and then dice it.
• 2. Roast onion directly over flames with skin turning it gently all sides. (Insert onion to a knitting needle or skewer and then roast it)
• 3. Fry red chillies, dhania, cinnamon, pepper and cloves using little oil.
• 4. Dry roast poppy seeds and coconut separately till golden.
• 5. Grind it with fried ingredients, garlic, onion and salt to smooth paste.
• 6. Heat oil, add diced potatoes and fry till golden. Add masala paste tomato paste, salt and cook.
• 7. If necessary add water and boil like a gravy. Other wise cook till dry and serve as a dry curry.
• 8. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.