| POTATOES
Potatoes are
a very popular vegetable throughout India. They are eaten by themselves
or combined wirth other vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, capsicum,
french beans and peas.For potatoes in a curry - see the Kashmiri
Dum Aloo recipe The
flowwing recipes are all for dry potaato dishes to be eaten with
any curry or lentil dish.
POTATOES
GUJRATI - STYLE
| 1lb
2oz (500g) potatoes |
1/2teaspoon
white, washed urad dal |
| 1/2
teaspoon turmeric powder |
16-20
curry leaves |
| salt |
1/2
teaspoon chilli powder |
| 2
tablespoon oil |
1/4
teaspoon sugar |
| 1/2
teaspoon mustard seeds |
|
1
Boil
the potatoes in their skins with the turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon
salt. When 90 per cent done, drain, cool and peel. Cut into small
pieces.
2
Heat the oil in a wok, add the mustard seeds and urad dal. After
10 seconds add the curry leaves and chilli powder. After 5 seconds
add a little water and cook for 3 minutes, then add the sugar, annd
an additional seasoning of a little salt.
3
Toss the potatoes in this mixture and cook for a few minutes until
they are done and heated through and have absorbed some of the oil.
POTATOES
WITH FENUGREEK LEAVES
ALOO METHI (PUNJAB
AND SINDH)
| 9oz
(250g) potatoes, preferably small |
1
green chilli, chopped (sooaa) |
| 3/4
cup fenugreek leaves |
1/8
teaspoon turmeric powder |
| salt |
4
stalks of fresh dill, chopped |
| 3
tablespoons oil |
1
tablespoon chopped coriander leaves |
| 2
garlic cloves, chopped |
|
1 If not using the very small potatoes, peel
and cut into bite-sized pieves. Small potatoes can be left whole
with the skins on.
2 Soak the fenugreek leaves in a bowl of water with a pinch
of salf for half an hour. This will remove the slightly bitter taste.
Then drain and chop.
3 Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the garlic
and chilli. After a few seconds add the fenugreek leaves and fry
for 1 minute.
4 Add the potatoes, turmeric powder and salt and stir-fry
for 2 minutes, then add the dill and coriander leaves.
5 Cover, turn the heat to very low and leave to cook for
15 mnutes or until the potatoes are done. If necessary sprinkle
just a llittle water. |
