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

Potato Kurma Recipe.

Ingredients:

3 Large potatoes 1 1/2 cups cubed
1 1/2 tbsp oil
11/4 onions finely chopped
3/4 cup tomatoes finely chopped
1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 green chili slit (optional)
salt as needed
1/8 tsp turmeric
3/4 tsp red chili powder
1 to 1 1/2 tsp garam masala
1/4 fennel seeds or sombu / saunf crushed
2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
2 tbsp pudina or mint chopped (optional)
to grind or use 1/2 cup thick fresh curd
3 tbsp coconut pieces chopped or grated coconut
2 tbsps poppy seeds or 8 cashewnuts
dry spices
1/2 tsp cumin or jeera or shahi jeera
2 green cardamoms
1 star anise or biryani flower
1 inch cinnamon or dalchini
4 cloves or laung
1 strand mace or javitri (optional)
1 small bay leaf or curry leaves

Recipe Instructions:

For potato kurma
add oil to a hot pan, and saute dry spices until they begin to sizzle.
Fry onions until golden.
Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes off.
Then add tomatoes and sprinkle salt and turmeric.
Fry until the tomatoes turn completely soft and blend well with onions.
Next add mint or coriander leaves and fry for a minute.
Add garam masala, red chili powder and crushed fennel or saunf.
Saute for 2 to 3 minutes until the raw smell of chili powder goes away.
Making potato kurma
transfer coconut and poppy seeds paste or half cup yogurt.
Stir and fry until the mixture begins to smell good.
Add potatoes and saute for 2 minutes.
You can use parboiled or un boiled potatoes.
Add water and stir.
Cook on a low flame till the potato is cooked and oil begins to separate.
You can also pressure cook on a low flame for one whistle.
Add chopped coriander and serve potato kurma with biryani, pulao or chapathi.

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