Friday, May 30, 2008

Potato in Onion Gravy (dry)

Telugu : Alugadda ulipaayi khaaram koora.
Helpings: ~4

Ingredients:
a) Potatoes (half a pound baby potatoes OR 3 large ones), steamed/boiled and peeled.
b) 3 large onions, chopped
c) 10-12 dried red chilli
d) cumin seeds
e) mustard seeds
f) cooking oil (I use sunflower oil for ALL Indian cooking. You may substitute with palm or groundnut, but avoid sesame or mustard oils unless mentioned)

Procedure:
1) Roast red chillies till hard and brittle in a dry wok. Grind to a slightly rough powder.
2) Heat half the oil and add cumin seeds. Add onions after they pop. Add salt when onions start turning white.
3) Add onion/cumin to the chilli powder and grind again to a rough paste-like consistency. Avoid adding water, or max 2 tablespoons if required.
4) Heat the rest of the oil and add mustard seeds. Add the paste once they pop. Fry lightly for a min on medium.
5) Add baby potatoes / potato pieces and fry on lkow (without covering wok) for 10 mins.

Goes best with rice, but I think its nice with Roti too.

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