Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Indian recipes category.

Poori Masala Recipe.

Ingredients:

Ingredients to make poori masala
4 large potatoes ( or aloo cubed or 5 to 6 medium)
1 cup water (to cook potatoes)
1 large onion sliced (or 1 cup sliced)
1 large tomato (1/2 to 3/4 cup, deseeded & chopped)
1/2 tsp ginger chopped (optional)
2 tbsps oil
3/4 tbsp chana dal (or bengal gram)
3/4 tbsp urad dal (or skinned black gram)
1 sprig curry leaves
1 green chili (slit or chopped)
1/2 tsp salt (or as needed)
1 pinch hing (or asafoetida)
1/4 to 1/2 cup water (or as needed)
2 tbsps coriander leaves (chopped)
spices for poori masala
1/2 tsp mustard
3/4 tsp cumin (or jeera)
1/8 tsp turmeric (or haldi, as needed)

Recipe Instructions:

For poori masala
wash potatoes, peel and cube them.
Pressure cook them with 1 cup water for 1 whistle.
Cook on a medium flame until the potatoes cook completely.
You can also cook them in a pot until soft.
How to make poori masala
pour oil to a pan and heat it.
Fry jeera, mustard and dals until golden.
Then add curry leaves and green chilies.
Fry till leaves turn crisp.
Sprinkle hing.
Add onions and ginger.
Fry until pink or transparent meaning they are not raw any more.
Add tomatoes, turmeric and salt.
Saute the tomatoes until mushy and the raw smell has completely gone.
Transfer the cooked potatoes along with the water used to cook them.
Mash them slightly.
If needed add more water to bring it to a consistency.
Check the salt and spice.
If needed add more salt and another green chili.
Mix well.
Cook covered for 3 to 4 minutes until the curry reaches a thick consistency.
Sprinkle coriander leaves.
Serve poori masala with hot pooris.

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