Ingredients:
• Potato (small and round) – 1/2 kg
• Salt to taste
• Onion paste – 125g
• Ginger paste – 30g
• Curd – 50g
• Red Chilli powder – 1.5 tsp
• Clove – 6
• Cinnamon – 2 sticks
• Cardamom – 5
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1.5 tsp
• Garam Masala powder – 1/2 tsp
• Sugar – 1/2 tsp
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• Green chillies – 5
• Fresh Coriander leaves – 25g
• Oil for frying
Method:
- Peel the potatoes and keep in salty water for 30 minutes.
- Fry in oil till potatoes turn golden brown with firm consistency and keep it aside.
- Add oil in a kadai and fry the cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
- As the spicy flavour begins to emerge, add the onion paste and stir for about 5-6 minutes till the oil separates.
- Add the ginger paste and stir for another 2 minutes.
- Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder and let it simmer.
- Broil cumin seeds in a dry pan and grind it to a fine powder.
- Add sugar and broiled cumin powder and stir for 2 minutes.
- Beat the curd and add to the kadai.
- Lower the temperature and immerse the fried potatoes for simmering.
- Cook covered till potatoes turn tender
- Do not let the steam escape.
- Add garam masala powder and close the lid and take off the fire.
- Serve hot garnished with slit green chillies and chopped coriander leaves.
Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi