Friday, December 19, 2008

Potatoes and Peas Curry


Ingredients:potatoes - 2
peas - 1 cup
onions - 2
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
oil to fry
cinnamon stick - 1"
cardamom - 2
cloves - 2
red chillie powder - 1 tsp
corriander powder - 1tsp
salt to taste
corriander leaves
water ( if necessary )
To grind: (1)
saunf - 1 tsp
grated coconut - 1/2 cup
pepper - 1 tsp
green chillies - 4 - 5
To grind (2):
corriander seeds - 1 tsp
tomatoes - 3
onions - 1

Method:
- peel the pototes and cut them into cubes
- grind the coconut, saunf, pepper and green chillies into a fine paste.
- then grind corriander seeds, tomatoes and onions to a fine paste.
- in a pressure pan add oil
- to that add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves and fry
- chop the onions into cubes and fry that till transparent
- add salt to taste
- add the tomato paste and ginger garlic paste.
- fry till the raw smell vanishes
- to that add the potatoes and peas
- then add corriander powder and red chillie powder
- then add the coconut paste and add the corriander leaves
- add water if necessary and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
- Serve with chappathi's , rice or puttu.

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