Aloo(Potato) Kurma


My husband loves this style of Potato Kurma. In fact, this is his Signature style of making Kurma. Simple but delicious.
Potatoes  5  big
Onions   1 and half
Tomatoes  2
Poppy seeds ¼ cup
Shredded coconut
Tamarind   1 tsp (soaked and squeezed juice  or  wet tamarind paste)
Green Chillies  3 Thai
Cilantro  of few strands
Red Chilli Powder  to your spice
Garam Masala   1 tsp
Corriander Powder  1 tsp, Salt as required




Cooking Procedure
→ Soak poppy seeds atleast for an hour. Make a fine paste with poppy seeds, coconut.
→ Chop each potato into 4-6 pieces and pressure cook upto 2 whistles. Let the potatoes cool down and peel off the skin, set them aside.
→ In a pan with some oil, Saute Green chillies, Onions. Once onions are half done, add tomotoes, cook until half done; add tamarind paste.
→ Now, add boiled, peeled off potatoes, Salt, poppy seeds-coconut paste, stir altogether.
→ Close the lid and let it cook for atleast 10 mins on medium flame.
→ Now add garam masala, Corriander powder, stir-in all again and let the curry cook for another 10 mins on low flame.
→ Finally add handful of chopped cilantro and Potato kurma is ready to serve with rice or rotis.

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