Potato Kurma

Ingredients for Paste

1. Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
2. Sanuf -1/4 tbsp
3. Coriander seeds - 1/2 tbsp
4. Cloves - 2pcs
5. Cinnamon sticks - 1/2 inch
6. Red chillies - 5pcs
7. Green chillies - 2 pcs
8. Dry coconut - 3 tbsp
9. Fried gram - 2tbsp
10. Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
11. Garlic - 2 pcs

Prepare the ground paste using the above ingredients mentioned for paste, add little water while preparing the paste.

Other Ingredients

1. Potatoes - 3 boiled and mashed
2. Onion - 1 Chopped
3. Tomato - 1 Chopped
4. Salt to taste
5. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tbsp
6. Curry Leaves - 1 Spring
7. Oil - 3tbsp

Method

1. Heat the oil in the pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves let them splutter
2. Now add the chopped onions and saute them for 2 minutes
3. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute them till tomatoes are cooked well.
4. Now add the grounded paste to the onion and tomato mixture, saute them till the raw smell is gone.
5. Now add the boiled and mashed potatoes to the gravy and mix them thoroughly
6. Add 1 glass of water, bring to the whichever consistency is required
7. Add the salt as per the taste and cook them for few minutes.

Potato kurma is ready to serve.

Note: Above ingredients measures for 2 persons. 

Tomato Gojju

Ingredients

1. 1/4kg Tomato
2. 1 medium sized Onion sliced
3. 1 tbsp jaggery
4. 1 tbsp urad dal
5. 4 tbsp Oil
6. 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
7. 1/2 tbsp hing
8. 1 spring of curry leaves
9. Salt to taste

Ingredients for masala paste

1.  1 cup grated coconut
2.  1 tbsp fried gram
3.  1/2 tbsp jeera - dry roast
4.  1/2 tbsp pepper - dry roast
5.   6 to 7 Red chilies

Method

1. Take a blender add coconut, fried gram, jeera, pepper ,red chilies , water and blend them into the fine paste.
2. Add the Oil in the pan and heat the pan
3. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, hing and curry leaves
4. Add Onions to the seasoning and fry for 3 minutes while stirring oftenly
5. Once is the onions are translucent now add the tomatoes and fry them for 5 minutes on low flame add 1/2 glass of water , jaggery and cook them for another 5 minutes so the tomatoes and onion becomes soft.
6. Now add the masala paste ,salt and then mix them, add water another 1/2 glass of water and cook them for 5 minutes. 

Garnish with the coriander leaves