Spicy Potato
A home-style Kerala dish made with care and the kind of spice knowledge that comes from watching someone else cook it a hundred times. Each step matters, and the result is worth the effort.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 4 nos Potato peeled and cubed, medium
- 1 nos Onion finely chopped, medium
- 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp Scrapped coconut
- 3 nos Red chillies
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Oil
- For seasoning
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 nos Red chilly
- Curry leaves A, a few
Preparation
Step 1
Heat the oil in a frying pan.
Step 2
Add mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves.
Step 3
When the mustard seeds allow to crackle, add chopped onions and fry till till transparent.
Step 4
Cook potatoes separately either in a microwave or on a cooker with minimum water.
Step 5
Do not over cook. Cooked potatoes should retain shape. :- Baby potaotes can also be used.
Step 6
Grind to a paste, coriander seeds, red chillies and coconut in a coffee grinder with very little water.
Step 7
Add the cooked potatoes to the fried onions along with the ground paste, turmeric and salt.
Step 8
Stir everything together thoroughly taking care not to break the potaotes.
Step 9
Close the pan with lid and leave to cook on low fire till the raw smell of ground paste disappears. This may take just 5 minutes.
Step 10
Goes well with rice, or chapathis.
Step 11
This spicy potato can be used as a filling for a chapathy, totilla wrap or bread as a sandwich filling.
Step 12
Please try and let me know your comments.
Tip
Taste as you go. Recipes are guidelines — your palate is the final judge. Adjust salt, sourness, and heat to what tastes right to you.
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