Potato Kurma

One of the tastiest kurma is this potato kurma, made with onion, tomato sauce and coconut milk with most fragrant Indian spices..
Here I present an easiest way to make it quick and easy without changing the original taste.

Ingredients:

Potato - 4 nos. medium size, peeled and cubed
Onion - 1 small size, big onion, finely chopped lengthwise.
Curry leaves -  1 stem

Green Chilli - 2 nos.
Ginger / Garlic - 2 tsp crushed.
Tomato - 1 no.
Coconut - finely sliced/ shredded - 1/2 cup
Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon sticks - 2 small bits
Cloves - 2 nos
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Sambar masala powder / curry powder - 2 tsp (upto taste)
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Channa dhal - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves - to garnish

Preparation:

• Sputter mustard seeds, channa dhal, cumin seeds in hot oil in a pressure cooker or a pan.

• Saute chopped onion, curry leaves. Add crushed ginger, garlic and saute.
• Add sliced tomato and saute till it oozes out oil. Add salt to make the process fast.
• Add the masala powder.

• Add cubed potatoes into it. saute for a  minute or 2.
• Meanwhile, grind coconut, fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon adding some water.
• Add the ground coconut into the saute.
• Mix well. Add some water to cover the potatoes.

• Add tamarind paste / 1/2 cup tamarind extract into it.

• Pressure cook it till the potatoes get cooked.
• Let the pressure go away and smash some potatoes, if required. If needed, add some hot water to get the consistency you want.

• Serve with idly, dosa, idiyaappam, chappathi, rice or any rotti.