This is one curry which i make very often, but somehow i missed to share it here. Few days back i made this for dinner..Many of you have been asking me to share this recipe as soon as i shared the image on instagram. So here i am sharing you the recipe for simple potato kurma..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves: 4
Oil – 2 tblspn
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf – 1 tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai – 2 cm stick
Onion – 1 large chopped finely
Green Chilli – 2 slit
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Tomato Puree – 2 large pureed
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi – 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Cumin Powder / Jeera Podi – 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 2 tsp
Green peas – 1 cup ( i used frozen)
Potato – 2 large peeled and cubed
Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
Salt to taste
Water as needed
For Grinding:
Coconut – 1 cup grated
Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus / Kasa Kasa – 1 tblspn
Method:
Take coconut and khus khus in a blender and make it into a fine puree. Set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in cumin, fennel, cinnamon and let it sizzle.
Add in onions and cook till golden. Add in chillies and mix well. Add in salt and mix well
Add in ginger garlic paste and cook for a min or so.
Add in tomato puree and cook till oil separates from the mix.
Add in all the spice powders and mix well.
Now add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates.
Add in potatoes and mix well. Add in water and mix well.
Transfer this to a pressure cooker and cook this for 2 whistle. Now simmer the flame and cook for 5 more mins. Now turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
Open the cooker and add in peas and simmer for 2 more mins.
Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve with roti
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take coconut in a blender |
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| add in poppy seeds |
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| Make it into as smooth puree..set aside |
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| Heat oil in a pan, add in cumin, fennel and cinnamon |
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| let them sizzle for a min |
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| add in onions and chillies |
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| Saute them well |
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| Add in salt |
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| Mix well..cook till golden brown |
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| Add in ginger garlic paste |
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| mix well |
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| add in tomato puree |
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| Cook till oil separates |
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| Add in spice powders |
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| Mix that around |
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| Add in coconut paste |
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| mix well |
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| cook till oil separates |
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| add in potatoes |
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| mix well |
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| add water |
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| pour the mix to a pressure cooker and cook |
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| now it is done |
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| add in peas..this is frozen so i am using it in the last, if you are using fresh add it with the potatoes |
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| mix well and simmer it for few more mins |
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| finally add in coriander leaves and mix well |
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| Serve |
hi aarthi akka..2day mrng i tried this kurma…it really taste so good..thanQ for this recipe … 🙂
Hi aarthi…cn we use decicated coconut instead of fresh cocont
@SEEMA SHARMAyes u can use desicated coconut
hi aarthy i am regular viewer of ur blog .i tried this kurma .it really came out nice.all my family members liked it.keep posting new recepies.
thank you.
I tried this today.. It is actually a Superb hit in my family.. And from now onwards I will be a regular visitor to your blog..
Hi Aarthi, Tried this recipe today.. It was tasty.. Thanks for the recipe