Potato Gravy Recipe | Chapati Side Dish
Ingredients
- Potatoes- 3 to 4 medium sized
- Tomato- 1 no.
- Onion- 2 no.
- Garlic- 4 pods
- Ginger- 1" piece
- Green chillies- 2 no.
- Salt- 1 tsp or to taste
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
- Jaggery- 1 tsp optional
- Garam masala powder- 1 tsp
- Coriander leaves- Fistful
Seasoning ingredients
- Cooking oil- 3 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Split black gram lemtil- 1/2 tsp
- Bengal gram lentil- 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves- few
Instructions
Preparation
- Peel potatoes and chop them in to 1/2 inch pieces. Immerse chopped potatoes in a cup of water and pressure cook till the pieces are soft.
- Finely chop tomatoes, onion and coriander leaves. Make paste of ginger and garlic using mixer or mortar and pestle. Keep them aside.
Method
- Add all the seasoning ingredients in to a pan in the order mentioned, when mustard seeds splutter add chopped onions. Saute till onions turn translucent.
- Now add tomatoes and saute till tomatoes are mushy. Add ginger garlic paste, slit green chillies, jaggery and turmeric powder. Stir till all the spices blend with onion.
- Now add cooked potatoes along with water, salt and garam masala powder. Saute well. Cook it for few more minutes and switch off. Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Potato gravy is ready to be served as side dish for chapathi or poori.
Note
- Add additional water to the gravy as per your preferred consistency.
- Jaggery is optional, but I like right balance of all tastes in any dish. So I have added.