Hope you all friends had a safe and great Diwali! Here’s some of the Diwali day photos to share with you.I made Chakli, Sev/Ompodi,Thenkuzhal( its a kind of murukku), and in sweets-Badhusha and Gulab Jamoons…
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And now, coming to the post ! This curry is different from the usual potato curry we make and this one uses freshly ground masala.My mother-in-law learnt this recipe from a Cookery show and she makes this very often.This is very flavorful one…Try this you will surely like!
Ingredients:
| Potato | 2,Big |
| Onion | 1 |
| Turmeric | 1/8 tsp |
| Curry leaves | 1 sprig |
| Salt | As needed |
| Coconut oil | 1 tsp (optional) |
To Grind:
| Garlic | 2 flakes |
| Coriander seeds | 1/2 tbsp |
| Coconut | 2 tbsp |
| Red chillies | 3 |
| Black pepper whole | 1 tsp |
| Jeera | 1/2 tsp |
To Temper:
| Mustard | 3/4 tsp |
| Urad dal | 1 tsp |
| Oil | 1 tbsp |
Method:
- Peel the potato skin,wash and cut into 1 inch pieces as shown in the picture.Keep immersed in water till you use.
- Cut onion length wise and keep aside.
- Grind the ingredients under the “To Grind” table ,without adding water.
- Heat oil in kadai and add mustard,urad dal and then add curry leaves and onion,fry till onion turns out golden brown.
- Then add the cut potatoes,salt and turmeric and fry in medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the ground masala powder and add enough water to the potato to get cooked.
- Mix well and cook cover with a lid in a medium flame,till the potato gets cooked.Keep turning in between to avoid burning.
- After potato gets cooked,fry till water evaporates completely and curry should be dry.
- If desired add coconut oil at the end and transfer to the serving bowl and Serve as accompaniment for rice!
Purnima
October 29, 2008 at 6:11 amThe Diwali treats made by you is adorable! The kolam so neat n symmetrical! Loved this potato curry frm ur mil, tks for sharing! HAPPY DIWALI to u n urs, Rajeshwari!
LG
October 29, 2008 at 6:13 amRangoli is very neat and nice fantastic, goodies look crisp n nice. Potato curry masala is a winner, potato is so versatile, you just have to be creative with masalas I think 🙂 Trust you had wonderful Deepavali!
Nags
October 29, 2008 at 6:38 amthe potato curry looks awesome! hope you had a great diwali 🙂
Priti
October 29, 2008 at 9:40 amHappy Diwali dear…your spread looks so wonderful and the koolam is very nice…coming back to potato curry..looks nice..thansk for sharing
Priti
October 29, 2008 at 10:22 amBoth the potpuris are from IKEA dear and so the tea lights…I dnt knw what’s there to mind in this anyway ;)..hehe I keep forgetting u r frm SG too..why don’t you join our orkut community? What’s your mail id will love to interact with u more if u dnt mind.
Laavanya
October 29, 2008 at 10:33 amAll your Diwali treats look perfect Raks 🙂
That potato curry looks warm,spicy & yummy.
Kitchen Flavours
October 29, 2008 at 11:00 amIma ready with Roti, pass on the curry please. The pic is making me hungry. Simple and yummy recipe.
Jaishree
October 29, 2008 at 12:55 pmThe potato curry looks awesome..hope you had a wonderful diwali!
n33ma
October 29, 2008 at 3:26 pmGood curry will surely try.
Dibs
October 30, 2008 at 7:57 amNice masala for potato! Hope you has a great Diwali!
Sia
October 30, 2008 at 9:06 amwonderful diwali treats with beautiful rangoli. and the potato curry looks equally delicious. belated diwali wishes.
anudivya
October 30, 2008 at 1:53 pmEverything just looks so eye catching! Diwali sweets and snacks are just way too good.
DEESHA
October 30, 2008 at 2:15 pmwow nice curry .. i havent tried this .. looks colorful N nice
AnuSriram
October 30, 2008 at 6:13 pmThose treats look great! Hope u too had a wonderful diwali.. The potato curry looks delicious..
Cham
October 30, 2008 at 7:38 pmWow, I just want to grab ur snacks and the sweet too. I love Badusha , did u made it? Lovely potato curry
raaji
October 30, 2008 at 7:42 pmvow made a whole lot of things for diwali……gr8 ….the curry is soooo colorful…..looks tempting….nice pic
Kalai
October 31, 2008 at 1:35 amHope you had a wonderful Deepavali! You should post the recipes for those goodies. About the potato curry, it is simply delectable. Bookmarked! 🙂
Andhra Flavors
October 31, 2008 at 3:02 amAll your Diwali treats look perfect.
RAKS KITCHEN
October 31, 2008 at 3:09 amHi Cham,
I did made badhusha at home,I took the recipe from Jasu’s blog…Here’s the link
Uma
October 31, 2008 at 11:43 pmpotato curry definitely looks great and aromatic with all those spices. Bookmarked.
Lovely treats for Diwali! and the rangoli looks beautiful too.
Lissie
November 1, 2008 at 3:55 pmRaks, you are an expert at putting Kolam! the potato curry is really tasty and I’m going to try it… 🙂
Malar Gandhi
November 1, 2008 at 6:06 pmWow…..Oma podi is such an interesting snack. Thenkuzhal, murukku, badhusha…everything sounds great! Maakkolam looks wonderful too! Belated Diwali wishes.
n33ma
November 1, 2008 at 7:42 pmHave one award awaiting to be received by you.
Seena
November 2, 2008 at 5:28 amLooks wonderful Raji, especially loved that curry pic. how are u Raj, hope u had a wonderful Diwali ! 🙂
Daily Meals
November 2, 2008 at 9:01 amDiwali snacks look great…beautiful colam…Like the spicy potato curry…
jeyashri
November 3, 2008 at 11:50 amhi
U have a nice blog.
I am also in SG.
Many recipes which i wanted to try and have some doubts abt that are now solved to a greater extent on seeing ur blog.Potato curry is really yummy.
Uj
November 4, 2008 at 3:51 amPotato curry looks yummy…:)
Sophie
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Priya
August 31, 2010 at 4:07 amHi,
The Diwali maakolam looks amzing. I make a similar kolam too. Can u pls tell me how did u make the perfect circle in the outer boundary? Do u use some thing to make tht or is it freehand?
RAKS KITCHEN
August 31, 2010 at 4:10 amHi Priya,thanks for the nice words, I dont use anything for making that circle free hand only,I have made this kolam so many times,so through practice it comes out good. 🙂
RENU
September 20, 2011 at 5:02 amhi Raks
i made potato curry today…seeing ur recipe…i lived it…..thanks…….this is a good version…
gayathri
July 29, 2013 at 10:36 amhi Raks,
I tried both potato and raw banana with this grounded masala, it was so good, Can I try it with Cabbage ?
Raks anand
July 29, 2013 at 10:41 amYou can try, I haven't though 🙂
Farida
October 18, 2013 at 3:13 amHi, can you give a quick fix for the grinding masala if i added water (without reading the whole post 🙁 ).
the whole thing is watery and now what to do?? 🙁
Raks anand
October 18, 2013 at 3:14 amThats fine if you add water and grind. Later we are adding water to cook right, so adjust with that.