Potato and mushroom cooked in a varutharacha (ingredients dry roasted and ground to paste) gravy.Ingredients
1 big - Potato, cut to small cubes
8 oz - Mushroom
2 - Green chili, slit in center
1'' piece - Ginger, grated
1 big - Tomato, cut to small piece
1 tbsp - Poppy seed / khus-khus
Dry roast & grind to paste
2 tbsp - Coriander powder
1/2 tsp - Red chili powder
1/2 tsp - Turmeric powder
1 small piece - Cinnamon stick
3 - Cloves
1/2 tsp - Fennel seeds/ Perumjeerakam
1 small - Shallot, chopped
1/2 cup - Grated coconut
Seasoning
1 tsp - Mustard seeds
2 sprig - Curry leaves
2 big - Shallots, diced
Method
1 ) Boil potato in enough water with ginger, green chili, tomato and salt to taste. When potato is partially cooked add mushroom and cook till potato and mushroom are well cooked. Soak poppy seeds in water for 30 minutes.
2 ) In a pan dry roast, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, clove, cinnamon, fennel seeds, till the aroma of the spices comes out. Add coconut, shallots and dry roast till coconut is browned lightly. Cool and transfer the ingredients to a blender and dry grind. Then add poppy seeds, little water and grind to a smooth paste.
3 ) Add ground masala to cooked potato and mushroom. Add little water to make a thick gravy. Bring to a boil. Adjust salt to taste.
4 ) In a pan heat oil and pop mustard seeds. Then add curry leaves and shallots. Lightly fry the shallots till lightly browned. Pour this seasoning on the gravy. Turn off the stove and serve.
Serve with Chapati /roti.To make Potato-Beetroot masala curry
Follow the same recipe as above. Instead of mushroom add one beetroot. Also make with just potato for potato masala curry.
19 comments:
Hey,this is a very good idea to combine mushroom and potato...great combination...thanx for sharing the Idea..!!
Hi Pravs....the bowl of curry looks heavenly......Will go great with rotis......Thanks for the recipe :-)
Delicious!! I love to have it with thick Parathas. Thanks for the recipe Pravs!:))
wow nvr heard of potato mushroom combination. looks gr8. will try some time.
That bowl looks so yummy. Thx for the recipe.
Pravs, going by the ingredients, that must have tasted heavenly.
That sounds like an aromatic, flavourful curry.
Simple but delicious dish…with ginger and Tomato taste like heaven. I always love the dry curry with dalfry and rice.
Raks : Yes, mushroom adds a good taste to this curry. Do try raks.
Sirisha: Thanks :) it's good with roti.
Asha : You are welcome :)
Swaroopa: Do try and let me know :)
Rina : Thanks :)
Sunita : More of a meat masala ingredients..which goes well for potato and mushroom.
Laavanya : All the aroma of the spices are there. do try.
Kajal: So then you have to try this curry :)
Pravs, I love the masala ingredients. Sambar masala meets garam masala. Should work for most of the veggies.
Oh it has made me feel sooooo hungry.
Pravs
thats one amazing recipe!!!
looks amazing!!!
Oh Lovely looking dish Pravs. I love the way you sliced the potatoes for the dish. Makes the dish look gorgeous. Have bookmarked it.
Happy Weekend!!!
Too bad I cooked mushrooms just yesterday. will have to wait for some more time. Nice recipe. Looks delicious.
wow thats a good combo..next on my try list :)
Mmmm ... mushrooms! *so* good! Potatoes and mushrooms truly bring out the best in each other.
never ever thought of combining potatoes with mushrooms..looks scrumptious!!
Pravs..lovely recipe! Should try it out someday! Hey chk my blog at your leisure cake post. Chalo signing off..tabla stage has reached ;)
Funny, I was making potato Curry tonight too :-) Apropo Spoonful of Christmas, of course you can make jam. Jam is always a wonderful gift to give :-)
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