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    Potato kurma recipe for chapathi, puri | Aloo kurma

    July 10, 2012 by Raks Anand 53 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Potato kurma for chapathi, puri, dosa, idiyappam and mild rice varieties. Step by step photos for beginners. Easy pressure cooker method.

    potato puri for chapathi
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    I make this kurma for chapathi, puri or even some times for biryani / tomato rice / mild pulao. I wanted to post this recipe last week, but some how could not. Aj always prefers kurma for poori than the usual potato masala. And so this one is very similar to my mixed vegetable kurma. But all potato makes this one really yummy and flavorful!

    My notes

    Kurma is a south Indian accompaniment made mostly with coconut as base. It is made rich as well as thickened with ingredients like cashews, fried gram dal, khasa kasa (poppy seeds).

    Especially, main flavor in kurma are whole spices like cinnamon, clove, cardamom and fennel seeds in south India. In addition, kalpasi (stone flower) is added in some which adds a wonderful aroma to kurma.

    Kurma is different from North Indian Khorma in few method as well as ingredients.

    Many ingredients can be used to make kurma, simply from tomato to mixed vegetables or any one of it. In this post, we are going to see how to make kurma with potato for chapathi or puri.

    potato kurma

    Top tip

    • I have used cumin seeds for tempering, you can substitute with fennel seeds and skip grinding fennel along coconut.
    • Mint adds an excellent flavor to kurma, make sure to not over do it.
    • After adding ground paste, make sure to stir often as it will get stuck to bottom and get burnt.
    • Do not add more garlic in the recipe as it may smell different.
    • If you do not have tomato, skip it or reduce to one and just give a squirt of lemon juice after switching off the stove.

    Can this kurma be made in open pot method?

    Yes you can do the same in open pot method. First boil potato side by side while you do the other steps in a separate pan/ kadai.

    Recipe card

    potato kurma
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    Potato kurma for chapathi

    Potato kurma for chapathi, puri, dosa, idiyappam and mild rice varieties. Step by step photos for beginners.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 3
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 3 Potatoes 2 cups
    • 1 Onion Large
    • 2 Tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
    • 2 tablespoon Mint leaves chopped
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • Salt
    • 1 teaspoon Garam masala

    To grind

    • ¼ cup Coconut
    • 5 Cashews
    • 5 Green chillies
    • ½ inch Ginger
    • 3 Garlic cloves
    • 1 teaspoon Fennel

    To temper

    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 Inch Cinnamon
    • 1 Cardamom
    • 1 Clove
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • 1 Biryani leaf
    • 10 Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Grind the items under ‘To grind’ table to a smooth paste using little water.
    • Heat a small pressure cooker with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To temper’ table.
    • Fry onion till transparent and then add tomatoes, salt and fry till mushy.
    • Add chopped coriander and mint leaves. Give it a fry and add the ground paste.
    • Tip in turmeric and garam masala powder. Fry for 5 minutes in low flame or till oil separates.
    • Add chopped potato and mix well. Fry for a couple of minutes and add required water.
    • Check for salt and mix well. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
    • Once pressure releases naturally, give it a mix. Adjust the consistency as needed by adding little more water and give it a boil.

    Notes

    • I have used cumin seeds for tempering, you can substitute with fennel seeds and skip grinding it in coconut masala.
    • Mint adds an excellent flavor to kurma, make sure to not over do it.
    • After adding ground paste, make sure to stir often as it will get stuck to bottom and get burnt.
    • Do not add more garlic in the recipe as it may smell different.
    • If you do not have tomato, skip it or reduce to one and just give a squirt of lemon juice after switching off the stove.
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    Stepwise photos

    1. First, grind the items under ‘To grind’ table to a smooth paste using little water.

    grind coconut paste

    2. After that, heat a small pressure cooker with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To temper’ table. Fry onion till transparent and then add tomatoes, salt and fry till mushy.

    saute onion tomato

    3. Following that, add chopped coriander and mint leaves. Give it a fry and add the ground paste, turmeric as well as garam masala powder. Fry for 5 minutes in low flame or till oil separates.

    add paste

    4. Add chopped potato and mix well. Fry for a couple of minutes and add required water. Check for salt and mix well. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.

    pressure cook

    Serve with puri/ pulao/ biryani or even roti /chapati. You can garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

    potato kurma recipe

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    Comments

    1. Vardhini

      July 10, 2012 at 4:16 am

      Kurma looks inviting Raks.

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    2. Nagashree

      July 10, 2012 at 4:26 am

      Looks delicious and rich, will try your version, we love potatoes in any form 🙂

      Reply
    3. srividhya Ravikumar

      July 10, 2012 at 4:33 am

      delicious and colourful kurma...

      Reply
    4. Lavi

      July 10, 2012 at 4:36 am

      looks so inviting! it should pair well with chapathi and dosa too!

      Reply
    5. Prathibha

      July 10, 2012 at 4:38 am

      I like poori masala or mix veg kurma or sagu wid poori..I like this potato kurma wid ghee rice especially...looks delicious n yumm

      Reply
    6. Hamaree Rasoi

      July 10, 2012 at 4:41 am

      Simply yummy looking kurma. Wonderfully prepared.

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

      Reply
    7. Divya Kudua

      July 10, 2012 at 5:12 am

      Potatoes can never go wrong,be it in masala or kurma.Lovely combo.

      Reply
    8. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      July 10, 2012 at 5:20 am

      simple and delicious 🙂

      Reply
    9. Aarthi

      July 10, 2012 at 5:22 am

      yummy korma

      Reply
    10. Chitra

      July 10, 2012 at 6:09 am

      I love to have tat puri with this kurma. Must be yummy.. Superb 🙂

      Reply
    11. jeyashrisuresh

      July 10, 2012 at 7:42 am

      Very flavorful kurma, and great combo for poori

      Reply
    12. Shama Nagarajan

      July 10, 2012 at 9:59 am

      delicious dear....i too make it in a similar way

      Reply
    13. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      July 10, 2012 at 11:54 am

      Yummy kurma recipe...looks tempting and delicious..nice clicks.

      Reply
    14. sowmya's creative saga

      July 10, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      looks so spicy and delicious..perfect combo..

      Reply
    15. Veena Theagarajan

      July 10, 2012 at 12:44 pm

      looks very delicious... Nice combination

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      Reply
    16. Spice up the Curry

      July 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      potato curry looks very delicious

      Reply
    17. lata raja

      July 10, 2012 at 1:34 pm

      the kurma looks very inviting.Nice masala with the potatoes will make a wonderful combo meal with poori.

      Reply
    18. Suja Manoj

      July 10, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      Inviting kurma,yum

      Reply
    19. Shanthi

      July 10, 2012 at 2:30 pm

      I always like potato kurma as a side for poori..Your look perfect and yummy...

      Reply
    20. Priya

      July 10, 2012 at 7:10 pm

      Ultimate combo, inviting.

      Reply
    21. Sangeetha

      July 10, 2012 at 10:07 pm

      Lovely kurma, great combo with puris...looks inviting!
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    22. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      July 11, 2012 at 12:02 am

      Great combo for puri. Nicely done !!

      Reply
    23. Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran

      July 11, 2012 at 3:13 am

      Inviting kurma. Perfect for puri & chapathi too.

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      Reply
    24. Sanoli Ghosh

      July 11, 2012 at 3:39 am

      Very inviting, looks scrumptious kurma.

      Reply
    25. Sai Kanakha Lakshmi

      July 11, 2012 at 5:40 am

      superb recipe. can u please tell me the recipe for garam masala. thanks in advance.

      Reply
    26. Amirtha

      July 18, 2012 at 7:51 am

      i prepared today as per the instruction .. wow .. super .. 🙂 thanks

      Reply
    27. chendurpriya

      August 17, 2012 at 10:37 am

      boiled potato??????????????????

      Reply
    28. RAKS KITCHEN

      August 17, 2012 at 10:38 am

      No pre boiling of potatoes

      Reply
    29. sumi E

      November 09, 2012 at 1:19 pm

      I tried this yesterday... My hubby likes it very much...

      Reply
    30. Rekharamesh

      November 27, 2012 at 4:55 am

      hi i tried today its yummy..... my son[ old 14 months] he loves this taste soo much..... after 2weeks, he eat well thank you so much....

      Reply
    31. raji

      January 16, 2013 at 3:32 pm

      I tried this Kurma it came out well....Thanks for the easy receipes you post..

      Reply
    32. Varsha

      February 06, 2013 at 4:20 pm

      Hey tried this recipe and its easy to prepare n delicious.
      Now trying again at mums place .. Thanks

      Reply
    33. Mahesh

      February 19, 2013 at 12:50 pm

      Thank you very much for the recipe.
      It came very good and we liked it very much.

      Reply
    34. Anu

      May 10, 2013 at 3:47 am

      Tried the dish today (Added mutter also for the kids) and it came out very well. The kids loved the dish. Thanks!

      Reply
    35. padmaja anand

      July 16, 2013 at 12:24 am

      Hey !:D

      I tried your recipe and it came out wonderfully. Didn't take much time and tasted awesome. Thanks!:)

      Reply
    36. Anandan Revathi

      August 27, 2013 at 10:07 am

      very nice

      Reply
    37. sunitha Madhavadhas

      November 08, 2013 at 2:47 am

      I tried this yesterday night.Its too good

      Reply
    38. Jisha Vineesh Kumar

      March 23, 2014 at 1:36 am

      looks nice...and very tasty also....

      Reply
    39. Jisha Vineesh Kumar

      March 23, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      looking nice..........and very tasty also

      Reply
    40. Charanya Mathivanan

      April 02, 2014 at 2:03 pm

      veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yummy... u takes place main role in my kitchen .. u r leading as a friend in kitchen.....loved ur blog very much raks and cookery items.. all r simple one it doesnt take so much of time ..... but sambhar only not working well for me wat can i do something s missing n my sambhar taste.. am not able to find wat it is???

      Reply
    41. Charanya Mathivanan

      April 02, 2014 at 2:03 pm

      very yummy i cooked and tasted.... raks u place main role in my kitchen ..... but sambhar only prblm... wat shall i do????

      Reply
    42. Raks anand

      April 02, 2014 at 2:06 pm

      Thank you 🙂
      What problem do you face ? If you are more specific, then I could help you.

      Reply
    43. Sreejitha

      May 26, 2014 at 11:56 am

      This recipe looks yummy. I don't like mint leaves. Will it be good if I avoid using mint leaves?

      Reply
    44. Raks anand

      May 26, 2014 at 11:57 am

      Yes you can add coriander leaves.

      Reply
    45. Meeeeee

      December 16, 2014 at 8:16 am

      Tasted like hotel kurma.. we loved it a looootttt !!!!

      Reply
    46. Unknown

      July 26, 2016 at 9:56 am

      Hi can I use coconut powder instead of fresh coconut to grind? I'm out of fresh coconut unfortunately.

      Reply
    47. Raks anand

      July 26, 2016 at 10:13 am

      You mean desiccated coconut? Yes you can.buy not coconut milk powder

      Reply
    48. sowmiyakumaravadivel

      January 13, 2017 at 12:24 am

      I tried this recipe for dinner. It came out really well:)

      Reply
    49. Raks anand

      January 13, 2017 at 12:33 am

      Thanks a lot for your feedback 🙂

      Reply
    50. Sruthi Ch

      March 21, 2018 at 2:28 am

      Tried it many times. Never disappointed me. Thanks raks.

      Reply
    51. SJR

      March 26, 2022 at 12:43 am

      5 stars
      This is such a gem of a recipe Thanks a ton for sharing

      Reply
    52. Ila

      March 14, 2023 at 3:44 am

      I have tried this today, my teenage boy loved it.. Thanks

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        March 15, 2023 at 9:39 am

        Thank you for your feedback 🙂

        Reply

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