Aaloo Sabji - Indian Potato Dish

Aaloo Sabji ia a very popular Potato dish in India. Very simple to prepare and can be done quickly as well. Here is the video recipe to make Aaloo Sabzi.

Potato Capsicum Curry / Kurma / Korma

I made potato capsicum kurma / curry to go along with the jeera rice on Saturday. My friend like it so much she had packed enough for the next day.

It really went well with jeera rice and chappathi’s made that day. I did not add any chilli powder, so I did not get the bright red color that I usually get for most of my recipes.

Vegetables:
Capsicum – 2
Medium sized Potato – 3
Onion – 1
Tomato’s – 2
Any other vegetables of your choice can also be added.

Spices:
Cloves –
Cinnamon – 2
Cardamom or elaichi – 2
Chilli powder
Salt
Corriander Powder
Turmeric
Garam masala ( optional)
Ginger Garlic paste



To Grind :

Grated coconut – 2 or 3 tbsp
Cashews – any amount of your choice(I added a fist full of them since I wanted the curry not to be spicy).

1. In a wide bottomed pan drizzle it with oil for the tadka and add cloves, cinnamon and elaichi.
2. Then add the diced onions and fry till it is transculent. After that add the ginger garlic paste and tomatoes. Saute it till the oil separates from the onion tomato mixture.
3. Now add the coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt.
4. Add the diced potatoes and cook till it is half done.
5. After the potatoes are almost done, add the capsicums. Stir it well and immediately add the coconut, cashews ground paste.
6. Bring the gravy to boil, once the raw smell of coconut is gone and vegetables are cooked garnish the curry with coriander leaves.




Serve potato capsicum curry with roti, pulao or jeera rice.

Vegetable Jaipuri / Mixed Vegetable Curry / Mixed vegetable Kurma

This is a recipe I tried and loved a lot, now I make the masala powder in excess and store it in an airtight container, for it comes handy when I want to try the dish again. I am from the southern part of India and we do not use much of tomatoes in the gravy, but we have a more of tamarind and coconut base. So any dish with a dash of coconut and has a tomato base I am for it, since I find it as a blend of north Indian and south Indian gravy.

Different combination of vegetables can be used and I have tried it with carrot potatoes and peas as mentioned or also with beetroots and beans. I do not pressure cook the vegetables because I hate to loose all the boiled water which is rich in nutrients, instead I cook it in a separate wide bottomed vessel with very less of water. Finally when the vegetables have to be added to masala mix, add the vegetables along with the water left. (Usually it will be very less)
I have to mention few words about kajal’s blog, pictures speak more than words in her blog. She has patience to photograph each and every step of the recipe. This helps an amateur cook like me a lot.

Enjoy vegetable jaipuri with roti.

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Baby Potatoes Fry

With the change in climate and temperature fluctuations I had sinus for the past two days and could not update the blog properly. Today I wanted to have something spicy and yet not a lot of hassle to prepare. If you have to meet this condition baby potatoes fry is a good choice, so I settled rasam and the potato fry. Regular potatoes can be used if you do not have baby potatoes, but baby potatoes some how is good, maybe because of the texture.

I followed the exact recipe as from “Vcuisine” with only one alteration, that too since I was lazy. I added the sesame seeds along with the grind mixture so that the work is easily done. Prick the potatoes with a toothpick, so the masala gets in. A fork can also be used but still a toothpick will be better.

Enjoy the baby potatoes fry with rice or roti.



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Egg Curry with Potatoes and Peas

Today for dinner I decided to have the store brought parathas along with pickle, curd /yogurt and then relax. But after a while I wanted to have a simple curry along with the parathas, then more I thought about it , the more I wanted to make something that would taste great with the parathas. Finally settled with egg curry cooked along with potatoes and peas from Foodiesbar. I have never boiled eggs in a pressure cooker so just cooked them in water on a stove top. You have a peek on this post if you want to make the perfectly boiled eggs. Two more alterations I made to the dish are the following.
1.) Instead of 3 tsp of tomato puree used 1 tbsp of puree and a freshly chopped tomato instead.
2.) Regular potatoes were replaced by baby potatoes, since I thought it would be easier to absorb the masala. Infact cooking the potatoes in the masala, make holes gently with a fork.
Cook the dish on low flame until done and garnish it with coriander leaves. Enjoy the egg curry with rice or roti.


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Spicy Potato Fry

Do you ever get tired of potatoes? I don’t, even if I have it daily. There are so many ways potatoes can be cooked but the easy and the most popular way is to make a spicy fry out of this vegetable. It goes so well with curd rice, or rasam & rice, that I make it on Sundays when I am not in a mood to cook an elaborate meal.
The crispiness of potatoes, blended with the spices, the aroma of curry leaves and cumin seeds along with any variety of rice is a comfort food for me. Not much of an explanation needed for this recipe, but for me a look at the picture posted on sizzlingkitchen is good enough to motivate me to cook this wonderful recipe. The only alteration I made to the recipe was to add cumin powder instead of saunf or fennel powder. Enjoy the potato fry with curd rice or pulao.


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Samosas / Spicy Potato Snack

The photos in this recipe talk more than words, splendid photos explaining how to fold the dough into a samosa. A typical filling of this delicious Indian snack would be potatoes with peas or a filling made with potatoes and mixed vegetables. For a party you can make this ahead of time and reheat in the oven for 10 minutes once the guests are home. Enjoy the samosa with mint chutney and tomato sauce.


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Baked potatoes

An easy way to make tasty crunchy potatoes, since baked it doesn’t add much to your daily calories. If you do not have ginger and garlic powder, just mince or crush it and add to the mix. Try it with red potatoes and it really tastes great.

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Aloo palak / (Potato - Spinach) Cottage Cheese Paratha

Pictures are good enough, that even a novice cook in making parathas can clearly understand the procedure. A brilliant idea of adding cottage cheese to the parathas which makes it soft and melts in your mouth. The potato stuffing goes well with the paratha. You can also try it with grated carrot or the conventional mulli (radish) stuffing.


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Chicken Roast with potatoes

Do you want to learn the perfect way to roast a chicken?. Do you want the chicken to be moist and also taste wonderful? . Follow this recipe blindly to get best results. You can play around with the stuffing for the second time, but for the first time do not change anything about the recipe other than the spice level.

Enjoy with pulao or jeera rice.


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Peas Soup

A very different and healthy recipe you can try with peas. Try this recipe and you’ll really love it. It’s an excellent snack for kids. Instead of peas you can try the same recipe with tomato or carrots. If you like a sweeter version of the soup, try it with red pumpkin and a bit of sugar instead of salt. No hassle ways to get your kids eat vegetables.

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Potato Finger Chips varavu

A simple dish to make use of the leftover French fries. This is a good spicy snack for a rainy evening. You can also fry some onions , ginger garlic paste, chilli powder and turmeric. Saute well till the onions are golden brown and then add the fries and cook for 5 minutes. Tastes good as a side dish or an appetizer.


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Potato - Indian Aloo

Check for following while buying:

The portion of the potato plant that is eaten is a part of the underground stem system used for food storage by the plant. "The potato tuber is an enlarged portion of the underground stem, rhizome or stolon. It represents mostly stored or surplus carbohydrate material not used by the plant for vegetative growth, fruiting and other essential life processes.

Potatoes of any kind or size should be firm, relatively smooth, clean, reasonably well shaped, not badly cut, bruised or skinned, nor should they show any green from light-burn. They should not be wilted or show sprouts. Cooking quality varies by variety and production areas.

You can make a delicious Potato fry.