POTATO KARA CURRY

POTATO KARA CURRY :

COOKING TIME : 20 MINS.

SERVINGS : 3 MEMBERS

INGREDIENTS :

Potatoes – 3

Coconut oil – 2 tsp

Mustard – 1/2 tsp.

Curry leaves – a sprig.

Coriander powder – 1 tsp.

Chilli powder – 1 tsp.

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp.

Salt – for taste.

Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp ( optional).

METHOD :

Boil potatoes for one or two whistles . Do not over cook , potatoes need to be firm. 90% cooking is enough.
When you insert a knife in middle of potatoes it must be firm and not too soft or too hard.
Drain water , peel skin and chop to medium sized squares.
Heat oil in pan, followed by mustard, curry leaves.
When mustard splutters add the spice powders – chilli powder , coriander powder , turmeric powder and saute for 30 seconds in very low flame ( make sure you dont burn them).
The add chopped potatoes, salt and mix in low or medium flame till masala incorporates with potatoes well.
Increase the flame to high and roast till potatoes turns golden brown.
Remove from flame ,squeeze lemon juice, mix and serve.

Comments

KADAMBA / KANAVA MASALA /SQUID FISH CURRY

Hi, Sea has lot of creatures in it that we can cook and we were much more unaware of many . Squid fish is one among the yummy species which I was totally unaware even after coming to Chennai.One day in market I saw them and surprised that they are selling octopus ( it looked like that to me :)). Then I surfed in net and found actually they are squid ( kadamba / kanava) and not octopus , My friend Saranya cooked this gravy for us during her visit to our home .I copied the recipe from her and tried next week itself.Though the squid fish looks very weird the taste was so yummy and there is no fish odor in that.It just tasted like mutton. The cleaning part is little tricky but easy, I suggest once you finished cleaning dispose the waste immediately out of your house as the waste from squid fish is very smelly and also it starts leaving water .So dispose the waste of squid as quick as possible. Other than that the fish tastes heaven , spicy, yummy and very easy to cook. I have...

WARM WATER CHAPATI / BEGINNER GUIDE FOR SOFT CHAPATI

தமிழில் காண : கிளிக் Hi All, If you are a beginner in cooking ,then chapati is the toughest task that needs a lot of practice. When I was learning cooking my chapatis will be either crisp like disc or rubbery that you need to dentist after chewing😭 So I try so many versions to make my chapati perfect and this warm water method is one success method , This method is so easy that your chapatis will be very very soft and light. A few tricks to make your chapatis perfectly soft and puffy are , Add water little by little while kneading . Don't knead dough too dry , make slightly sticky dough so that while toasting it comes to perfect softness. The recipe of perfect soft chapati is below, COOKING TIME : 1 hour. SERVES : yields about 10 chapatis INGREDIENTS : Wheat flour – 2 cups. Salt – 1/2 tsp. Warm water – 1 cup ( appx). Oil / ghee – few drops. METHOD : In a wide bowl add wheat flour ,salt and mix , make a well in middle of flou...

HAPPY COOKING!!!

Search This Blog