Showing posts with label potato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potato. Show all posts

Thursday 7 March 2013

Allu gravy [ potato gravy ]






Ingredients :

  • Potato 4 to 5 [ boiled peel  and cut in to 4 pieces ]
  • Red tomato - 3 [ cut in to 4 pieces ]
  • Salt - as required
  • Sugar - little
  • Turmeric powder - 1 / 2 tsp
  • Garlic flakes - 2 to 3
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Black pepper - 5 to 6
  • Oil - as required
  • Fresh cream - 2 tabl. sps.
  • Fresh coriander leaves - little

Method :

First grind garlic, pepper, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric, and mustard seeds in mixer to smooth paste and keep aside. Then take one kadai, heat oil and fry the ground paste in low flame till the raw smell goes. Then add required water along with cut potatoes and tomatoes. Allow to boil till the tomatoes become soft, and the gravy becomes thick. Before removing from the gas, add fresh cream, sugar and mix well.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve with puri, paratha, and rice. 

Thursday 31 January 2013

Beans masala curry



Ingredients :

  • Fresh beans - 1 / 4 k. g. [ cut in to small pieces ]
  • Potatoes - 2 to 3 [ boil peel and dice in to small cubes ]
  • Cumin seeds - 1/ 2 sp
  • Oil - 2 tabl. sps.
  • Salt -  as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/ 2 sp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/ 2 sp
  • Sugar - 1 / 4 sp
  • Coriander leaves - little

Grind together :

  • Onions - 2
  • garlic - 2 flakes
  • Ginger - 1 / 2 inch piece
  • Black pepper - 1 / 4 tsp
  • Dry red chilli - 3 to 4
  • Cinnamon- 1 / 2 inch piece
  • Cloves - 2
  • Cardamom - 1
[ grind all together and form a smooth paste. ]


Grind two big tomatoes, make a thick  purie and keep aside.

Method :

Take one small presssure cooker, heat oil, season with cumin seeds. Add  ground  masala and  fry till golden brown. Then add tomato purie, salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala powder,  and  sugar. Mix well and add beans and dice potatoes with 1 /2 glass of water. Mix well and close the cooker and wait for 2 whistle to come. Remove from the gas, after the pressure goes open the cooker. Serve with pulkas, and parathas. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Note :
other vegetables that can be used in same method .