Spicy Potato Curry Recipe

Spicy Potato Curry Recipe

Spicy Potato CurryPrep Time: 10 mins 

Cooking Time: 20 mins  

Serves: 2

Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Recipe Type: Curry

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 2 (peel the skin and cut into big chunks)

Red onion - 1 (medium size) - chopped very finely

Tomatoes - 2 - chopped very finely

Garlic - 3 cloves

Tamarind - a small lemon sized

Butter - 2 tsp's

For Tempering:

Sesame oil - 4 tbsp's

Mustard - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp

Dry Red chilly - 3

Curry leaves - 10

List of Powder's:

Turmeric Powder - a pinch

Chilly Powder / Sambhar powder / Kuzhambu milagaai thool - 1 tbsp

Corriander Powder - 2 tbsp's

Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves Powder - 2 tsp's (Optional)

Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of warm water for about 10 mins. then squeeze the tamarind pulp out and get the tamarind water ready.

In a thick bottomed pan, heat 4 tbsp's of oil. add mustard. when it crack's add fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, garlic, red chilly and asafoetida powder. fry them for few seconds till the garlic gets sauteed.

Now add finely chopped onions, saute them till they turn translucent. add finely chopped tomatoes. saute the tomatoes along with onions, till they mix up along. You got to saute for at least 3-4 minutes, till they mix up.

Add salt to taste and all the powder's mentioned in the order. fry them well for 2 mins, till the oil comes out on the sides of the pan.

Now add chopped potatoes and mix them well with the masala's.

Add tamarind water and mix well with the potatoes. close the pan with its lid. let the flame be low so that the potatoes get cooked in.

After 5 minutes, open the lid, add the butter mix the curry well. add little water, as per the consistency you require and mix well. close the lid.

After 5 minutes, the potatoes would have cooked. you can check that by inserting a knife into the potato. if the potatoes are not cooked, cook for another 5-10 minutes and remove from flame. Now the spicy potato curry is ready.