Hot and spicy garlic potato curry
For those chilly winter evenings when hunger pangs are at their peak and all you crave is some hot and spicy food, here’s the recipe of garlic potato curry. Also known as, Lasooni Aloo, this is a slightly spicy dish with garlic and potatoes sautéed in tomato puree. It’s simple yet so irresistible. Try it out.
Ingredients:
4-5 boiled potatoes
4-5 pureed tomatoes
2 tbsp garlic greens
2 tbsp garlic
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
2-3 green chillies, slit, for garnish
1-1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1-1/2 tsp salt
A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
Few sprigs curry leaves
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp oil
Method:
1. Heat 2 tbsp oil and add asafoetida (hing) and mustard seeds.
2. Once it starts spluttering, add the curry leaves.
3. Add garlic, stir well till it becomes golden brown and then add the garlic greens.
4. Add the tomato puree, salt, red chilli powder, sugar, green chillies and coriander.
5. Stir it all together and let the tomato puree cook. (TIP: Let the tomatoes cook on high flame for a minute to get a nice deep colour)
6. Crush the potatoes a little before adding them (TIP: Crushing the potatoes gives the gravy a nice consistency).
7. Stir it well and serve.
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