Poori Masala

I guess potato would be favourite vegetable for everyone...when i was doing my masters in Aberdeen, i was surprised to see people just eat boiled potatoes and cheese or mashed potatoes for lunch... Thats their whole meal..I like potatoes cooked our Indian way.. I wonder how they eat whole boiled potato without any seasoning.. Meanwhile we Indians add so many spices and seasoning in our food...

Coming back to our masala, I am not gonna give the recipe for poori. Poori is a famous south Indian breakfast and its other half is potato masala . Many restaurants prepare differently.. but my hubby's favourite restaurant Annapoorna prepares it in a way that U will find more onions than potatoes....Awsome combination.

Ingredients:

1 Large potato boiled

2 large onions chopped

2" ginger chopped

3 green chillies

1 tbsp besan

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp channa and urad dhal

1 tsp cumin seeds

curry leaves

1 tbsp oil

salt tot taste

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes and mash them to small visible pieces. Heat oil in a pan, do the seasoning. Add ginger (grated or chopped) and fry for a minute. Add onion(chopped) and green chillies and fry till the onion becomes translucent. Onions should be more than potato pieces. Add turmeric powder and fry till the raw smell vanishes. Add the potato piece and 1 cup water. Allow to cook for few minutes, don't break the potatoes. Finally add besan paste(mix 2tbsp of water with besan to make paste), cover and cook for few minutes, if its too thick add water. Masala should be thin consistency.Once the raw smell vanishes, add coriander leaves and remove from heat.