Potato Curry with Yogurt Gravy
March 6th, 2007 filed under Gravy / Sauces, Subji (Vegetables)
This recipe consists of potatoes combined with a creamy yogurt gravy. Tastes great with puris.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
- 2 large boiled potatoes
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 2 teaspoons besan (gram flour)
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 tablespoons yogurt
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chilies
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
- 1 1/2 cups of water
Method:
- Boil the potatoes until they are tender.
- Peel and cut them in bite size pieces.
- Mix the yogurt, ginger, green chilies, turmeric powder, coriander powder and paprika into a paste.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed cracks right away, the oil is ready.
- Add the cumin seeds and asafetida. After the cumin seeds crack, add the bay leaf and besan (gram flour). Stir for about half a minute until the besan (gram flour) is golden-brown.
- Add the yogurt paste and stir-fry for about 2 minutes on medium heat until the paste starts leaving the oil from the sides.
- Add the potatoes and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add about one cup of water. After the gravy boils, let it cook on low-medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Adjust the water in gravy to your liking.
- Add the cilantro and salt and continue to cook for a few minutes. Serve with any kind of bread.
Suggestions:
Use variety of vegetables, such as green peas, carrots, and cauliflowers, as a substitute for the potatoes. The recipe for the gravy remains the same.
This is a wonderful recipe and video, Manjula! I made it at home today, and it was absolutely delicious. This is the first time I have tried your recipes, but I look forward to many more wonderful dishes.
Also, I found everything I needed at Whole Foods (including hing/asofoetida), except gram flour, which I will get at my local Indian market for next time.
Thank you Manjula,
Your recipes are excellent – the results are like my mothers cooking! I grew up in India but emigrated many years ago. Although I am very happy with my life, I have always missed genuine and simple Indian food. Your recipes have gone some way in addressing this problem. Keep up the good work!
Ashish
Hi auntiji
I couldn’t resist trying this potato curry and the whole family loved it.It’s really delicious. Thanks again for sharing with us.
hi Manjula,
thank you very much, i tryed so for 6,7 of your recepies. and it was very good, my husbent loveded, and every body eles, thanks to you now i now how to cook indian food, keep on the good job, you are very nice.
Hi! We love this delicious video ! The curry looks fabulous and thanks for such a well taught video! Can’t wait to see your other ones too!
Dear Manjula,
Namaste!
Wow!!! Every single one of your recipes are amazing. I have tried all your subjis, some breads and desserts and so far all of them have come pretty good and tasty. My husband and I love them. Thank you very much for shearing your recipes and videos.
Krishna Vani
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Hi Manjula,
What a lovely video! I love Indian cooking but have always been too intimidated to try it at home. I’m looking forward to trying this and also your recipe for Bhindi Masala. I was actually first introduced to okra while living in Jaipur — my host family would serve it with Roti for breakfast some days. I have loved it ever since. –Jen
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Plz post the recipe of Raj-Kachouri as its one of my favourite dishes & I am dying to make it at home as it tastes very yummy n delicious too.