Potato Curry

Level of difficulty: Easy!
Prep time: 30mins Cooking time: 15mins
Serves: 8 people (1 potato/person - 'rule of thumb')

A south-Indian potato curry served frequently with Dosa (a rice and lentil pancake), and tastes equally yummy with rotis/puri/chapati, rolled up in a wrap, or made into a toasted sandwich - another recipe useful for packing in lunchboxes ;)  This curry is super easy to make - if you can boil potatoes (or even use boiled potatoes from the frozen section of your grocery store), you can make this in less than 15 minutes.



Ingredients:

Boiled potatoes - 8 (peeled)
Red onion chopped - 1 large
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Ground green chillies - 1/2 tsp. (or to taste)
Ground ginger - 1/2 tsp. (or to taste)
Coriander leaves - a few chopped sprigs
Juice of half a lemon  
Salt to taste

Tempering:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp.
Black gram dal (Urad0 - 1 tsp.
Bengal gram dal (Chana) - 1 tsp.
Turmeric (Haldi) - 1 tsp.
Asafoetida (Hing) - 1/2 tsp.
Oil - 2 tbsp.

Note: To reduce/increase the SPICINESS, decrease/increase the amount of ginger & green chilli 
 

Procedure:

1. Boil potatoes till soft and tender. Then peel and keep aside.

Boil and peel potatoes

2. Place a large non-stick vessel on medium heat and add oil.  When hot, add mustard seeds, Black and Bengal gram dal.  The seeds will start to splutter and the dal will start to go red in colour.

Mustard seeds, Black and Bengal gram in oil

 3. To this add turmeric, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilli and ginger paste (I use paste so one does not eat pieces especially if some kids cannot tolerate the heat of chilli pieces or dislike pieces of ginger). Fry for a minute or so.

Added turmeric, hing, curry leaves, green chilli and ginger paste

4. Add chopped onion to the pan and fry till the onions are translucent (cooked).

Add chopped onions and fry till cooked

5. Finally, crush the boiled potatoes in the palm of your hand and add to the pan. Try to ensure there are no huge chunks (if there are, you can always break them up with the ladle).

Add mashed potato

6. Add salt and lemon juice (both to taste), and give a good stir.  Place lid and let the curry cook for 2-3 more minutes. Stir once more and sprinkle chopped coriander. That's it!

Add salt and lemon juice and stir