Baby Potatoes Gravy

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Quantity : Serves 4

Ingredients:

Baby Potatoes: 15 numbers (Boiled and peeled)
Oil / Ghee - 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Saunf - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 medium (Cut into strips)
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Dhania Powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 1/2 cup
Water - As required
Salt - To Taste
Coriander leaves - for garnishing

To grind to a puree:
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Onion - 1
Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 1-2

Preparation:
Boil potatoes adding little salt, peel off the skin, pierce randomly with a fork and set aside.
Make a puree with the ingredients mentioned above in table 2 without adding much water.
Heat oil/ghee in a pan and add saunf, cumin seeds and mustard for tempering
Add strips of onions and fry until translucent.
Add the puree to the pan and give a stir.
Add Chilli powder, dhania powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix well.
Add some water to bring it to a boiling consistency and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the boiled potatoes and coat well with the gravy and cook for a minute.
Put off the flame now and add the beaten curd to the gravy.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Roti / Phulka.

Crispy Onion Rings

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Quantity : Serves 4

Ingredients:

• Allpurpose flour / Maida – ½ cup
• Corn Flour – 2 tbsp
• Potato – 1 small (Boiled and mashed) (Optional)
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Baking soda – 1 pinch
• Salt – To taste
• Bread crumbs – To coat
• Onions – 2-3 medium sized
• Oil – To fry

Preparation:

• In a mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, corn flour, chilli powder , mashed potato and mix well.
• Add chilli powder, baking soda and salt and make it to a batter consistency.
• Allow the batter to set for 5 minutes so that it will thicken automatically.
• Slice onions into round pieces of medium thickness and separate it into rings.
• Dip the rings in the batter and coat it well using a fork. Coat it again with the bread crumbs.
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the rings until golden brown.

My notes

• You can also skip adding salt to the batter and sprinkle it later once the rings are fried.
• For this purpose, ensure that you use fine quality sea salt.
• Using of mashed potatoes gives a different flavor and its purely optional.