CREAMY SMALL POTATOES CURRY

Hi all,

I wanted to make something special for my son's star birthday. I had bought some small creamy potatoes from Harris Teeter and so decided to make use of it. This is what I came up with, this one has almost all the spices that we use to make a curry. Take a look

CREAMY SMALL POTATOES CURRY


INGREDIENTS

CREAMY SMALL POTATOES: 10 -12
ONION: 1/2 OF A BIG ONION CHOPPED INTO BIG CUBES
TOMATO: 1 BIG CHOPPED
GREEN CHILLI: 1
CASHEW NUTS: 8-9 SOAKED IN WATER FOR 5-10 MINUTES
CORIANDER SEEDS: 1 TSP
CHILLI POWDER: 1/2 TSP
FENNEL SEEDS: 1 TSP
JEERA: 1 TSP
BAY LEAF: 1
CINNAMON STICK: 1 STICK
GINGER: 1 TSP CHOPPED
GARLIC: 1 TBSP CHOPPED
THICK YOGURT: 1 CUP
JEERA-DHANIA POWDER: 1/2 TSP
GARAM MASALA: 1/2 TSP
KASURI METHI: 1/2 TSP
TURMERIC: 1/8th TSP
SALT AS REQUIRED
OIL
WATER FOR BOILING POTATOES

CREAMY SMALL POTATOES CURRY

MAKING

Peel the skin off the potatoes and poke holes in it with a fork. Take a pan and boil water with 1/4th TSP salt, once the water starts boiling, add the potatoes and boil for about 3-4 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the water and set aside until its no longer wet. You could also pat dry the potatoes with a paper towel.

Next, In a Pan, pour a Tbsp of oil, once hot, add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, green chili, and Jeera. After a minute, add the Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Tomatoes, and the Cashews. Saute it for a few minutes until the onions start turning a little brown. Grind this mixture into a fine paste.

Take the now dried potatoes and either pan fry or deep fry them. This adds a better texture to the potatoes when immersed in the curry.

Take the pan in which we sauteed the spice mix, pour a TBSP of oil, add the spice paste and cook for 2-3 minutes until the raw smell is gone. Add the boiled-fried potatoes and cook for a couple of minutes. Add a pinch of Turmeric, some red chili powder, some Jeera-Dhania powder. Again cook for a couple of minutes before adding a cup of Yogurt. Add to it some salt, Kasoori Methi and some Garam Masala and 1/2 cup of water and cook the curry for about 5 minutes in low-medium flame.

Switch off the gas and garnish the creamy small potato curry with some fresh chopped coriander and delicious small potato curry is ready. Serve it hot with Roti's or Naan's.

TIPS/VARIATIONS

Since I was running short of yogurt, I added Milk and it was perfect. You could also use Ghee( clarified butter) or a combination of both oil and Ghee to fry the spices.

FRIED PANEER ROLL

Hi all,

I am back with a quick dish that I made today to make my hungry kids happy. It was quick, easy and hardly takes 5 minutes to make it. Not many ingredients needed.

INGREDIENTS

PANEER : SLICED INTO THIN RECTANGLES
OIL: 1-2 TSP
RED CHILLI POWDER: 1/4th TSP
CHAT MASALA: 1 TSP
SALT AS REQUIRED
GHEE : 1-2 TSP for Pan frying
GARLIC : IF NEEDED

Fried Paneer Roll

MAKING

Cut the Paneer into thin rectangular slices. Take a bowl, place the sliced paneer in it. Add the Salt, Red chilli Powder, Chat Masala , 1/2 Tsp of oil , mix it well and set aside. Now take a pan, pour 1 tsp ghee and 1 tsp oil in it. Once heated, place the marinated or mixed paneer pieces in it and pan fry it until it turns light golden brown. Take it out , place it on a paper towel to drain the oil .

Now take any leftover roti or lightly toasted bread, place the cooked masala paneer in the middle and roll it over. Delicious quick fried Paneer roll is ready to eat. My kids loved it

VARIATIONS

Add grated garlic when the paneer is pan fried, it adds flavor to it. I used a pita bread . You could also add some chopped onions if you have more time . But this dish is ideally for a quick bite, something you can make in 5 minutes and eat.

If you are going to use a bread, flatten it with a rolling pin ( Belan) and then roll it after placing the paneer mix in it. Then pan fry it with a little bit of oil and ghee ( about 1 tsp each) and serve it hot.