Monday, August 10, 2009

potato-capsicum curry















I never prepared this curry before.When bhaskar-vrishali called us for dinner she prepared a potato curry with fried grated coconut.Taste was superb.Next day I thought of preparing that,But I dint have grated coconut.So I tried with coconut milk.It came out great.Taste reminded me of my mom's potato curry.

Ingredients:
  • Potato-1 medium peeled and cut into 3/4 inch dice.
  • 1/2 capsicum-cut into big square pieces.
  • onion-1/2 cut into thin slices
  • coconut milk-3/4 cup
  • coriander powder-2 tsp
  • chilly powder-1tsp
  • turmeric powder-1tsp
  • ginger,garlic crushed-2tsp
  • garam masala-1 tsp
  • salt as per taste
  • oil-1tsp
  • water-2 cups
  • mustard seeds-1/2tsp
  • coriander leaves
Preparation:
  1. Heat oil in a deep bottom pan,saute mustard seeds.
  2. Add onion and stir well for 2 mins.
  3. Add crushed ginger garlic,potato,capsicum and stir occasionally for 5 mins.
  4. Add turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powderand stir well for 2 mins.
  5. Add water,salt and cook for 5 mins with the lid closed.
  6. Add coconut milk and cook for 5 mins.
  7. Add garam masala and stir well.
  8. When the gravy thickens, add coriander leaves and remove it from the heat.

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