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Puriwala Aloo

Course Sides
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 3 large potatoes almost 500 gm, peeled and cubed
  • 3 large tomatoes
  • 1 meduim onion
  • 1 inch pc ginger
  • 1/2 cup yogurt
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Blend the tomatoes, onion, ginger and yogurt till smooth. Mix in the coriander and red chilli powder into the paste.
  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker and splutter cumin seeds.
  • Quickly add the paste and mix well. Start cooking, stirring occassionally till oil floats on top.
  • Add 1/2 cup along with salt and bring to boil.
  • Add in the potatoes and another cup of water. Close the pressure cooker and cook on high for 3 whistles. Simmer and cook for another 5 minutes and switch off. Allow the pressure to go by itself.
  • Open and sprinkle in the garam masala. Serve hot with sprinkles of coriander leaves.

Notes

Normally this curry is watery, but I added limited fluid to make it thick. Add upto 3 cups of water for more fluid.