Aalu Ki Sabji ( Potato Curry)

It’s very simple and easy, whenever I don’t feel like making anything I make aalu ki sabji and puri. Last year when I was in Delhi, I held a small puja at my place. It was 2^nd august 2012. It was “Raksha Bandhan” that day.  After the puja was finished I had arranged aalu ki sabji and puri, sweets, etc for them. It was a very festive atmosphere and everyone was enjoying a lot. All my friends are very good cooks and are very humorous.  Whenever I am with them I forget everything and I miss all of them here. Let’s come back to the aalu ki sabji. When they were eating the sabji with puri, everyone was asking for the recipe and I know they can make it better than me. I was busy with the puja and serving everyone and wasn’t able to give them the reciepe , they started teasing me by saying that “ Lipika doesn’t want to give the recipe” hahaha  . I will never forget that day, it was incredible.  Wish we could be together again.  J Love you all 

Ingredients J

4 medium sized boiled potatoes

1 cup tomato puree

 ¼ tbsp Cumin seeds

2  whole red chilies

2 bay leaves

2 tbsp coriander powder

¼ tbsp Red chili powder

¼ tbsp Turmeric powder

A pinch Asoefoetida (hing)

1 tbsp roasted cumin powder.

Salt to taste

1tbsp Kasoori methi (Fenugreek leaves)

2 tbsp oil

Coriander leaves for garnish

Procedure

Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, bay leaves & whole red chili. Once the cumin starts to crackle add tomatoes puree, hing & coriander powder. When the tomatoes start releasing oil add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder. Sauté for 2 minutes once the oil starts floating on top of the spices add boiled potatoes (here I don’t cut the boiled potatoes with a knife; I mash them by hand or Spatula and put in the pan). Now give a nice stir, all potatoes should be coated nicely. 

Now add 2 cups of warm water. Cover it with a lid & cook for 10 minutes. 

Taste salt, now add roasted cumin powder and take kasoori methi in your plams, just rub it and sprinkle on the top of the sabzi. (If you want you can put a pinch of MDH garam masala)

Aalu ki sabji is ready to be served with puri or kachori  

Note

You can use 1 tspn tomato puree & 1 dinner spoon of fresh tomato paste. This will give it a good color.