Saturday, July 07, 2007

Potato masala

This can be made chunky, pasty or watery depending on the application. It can be
accompaniment to poori, chapathi, dosa etc. Or you can make sandwiches out of the masala.
  • 4 large potatoes (boiled)
  • 2 large onions (chopped medium size)
  • 4-5 green chilies (slit long strips..)
  • 2 tsps channa dhal, mustard, hing
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp chana dal flour
  • optional: curry leaves, cilantro leaves
  • salt to taste..
  1. Cut potatoes into 4 pieces, boil them and peel the skins
  2. Cut 1 or 2 potatoes into small chunks and mash the rest
  3. Sprinkle turmeric on potatoes and set aside
  4. Heat oil, fry channa dhal until golden brown. add dash of hing and crackle mustard and add ginger and green chilies
  5. Add onions and saute
  6. add curry leaves optionally
  7. Finally add potatoes and cook
  8. When it is about to be done, add chana dal flour to 1/2 cup of water (upto 4 cups depending on the texture you need)
This can be made chunky or watery depending on application. YOu can use it for chapati, dosa, poori etc. You can use it as a sandwich filling as well or make wraps out of it.