Veggies Magic

Recipe for Alu curry:

Ingredients:

Potatoes- 4 (medium sized)
Besan (gram flour) - 2 tbsps
Onion- 1 (big)
Pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

Mustard- 1 tsp
Cumin- 1 tsp
Urad dal- 1 tsp
Chana dal- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- 10
Green chillies- 2

Procedure:

• Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into cubes.
• Chop the onion lengthwise.
• Chop the green chillies to small pieces.
• Heat a low bottomed pan and add a spoon of oil.
• Do the seasoning in the above listed order.
• Add the chopped onions and saute until they leave the raw smell.
• Add a pinch of turmeric and again saute for a minute.
• Add the cubed potatoes and saute for two minutes.
• Adjust the salt according to your taste and mix well.
• Add two cups of water to the pan and cover with a lid.
• Simmer the flame and cook until the potatoes are well boiled.
• Mix the gram flour in one-fourth cup of water, without any lumps and add it to the ingredients in the pan.
• While adding the gram flour mix to the curry, stir continuously to avoid the formation of lumps.
• Put off the stove, once the gravy thickens.
• Serve it hot with puris, rotis, parathas or naan.

Note: This Alu curry doesn’t taste that good with rice.