Saturday, July 07, 2007

Capsicum Potato Curry (with panchpuran)

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 4
Capsicums - 2
Onion - 1

For seasoning

Oil - 3 tsps
Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
Panchpuran - 2 tsps (You will find this in Indian grocery stores. You can get it in powdered form or as roasted whole ingredients that you can powder yourself.)
Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp or depending on spice
Aamchur Powder (dried mango powder) - 1 tsp

Preparation:

1. Chop onions. Cut Potatoes and capscums to bite sized pieces.
2. Heat oil in a wok. Add cumin. Saute for a few seconds (not long. cumin chars very quickly).
3. Add Onions. Saute till they are transparent.


4. Add capscicums and saute for 1-2 minutes.
5. Add potatoes, saute for a minute.



6. Add salt to taste. Turn the heat to medium-low and close the lid to cook the vegetables. Stir occasionally to prevent charring. If needed sprinkle some water too.
7. Add the chilli powder, aamchur powder and panchpuran powder. Mix well.

8. Close the lid for 5 minutes till the raw smell of chilli powder is gone.
9. You may garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with rotis, parathas or naan.


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