Potato Masala/Subji

Potato masala will be our regular side dish with poori. It is easy to prepare and goes well with poori/chapathi…..

Ingredients:

Potato	3
Ginger	2 inch piece
Garlic	5 to 7 cloves
Onion	1
Green chilly	5(medium)
Oil	2 tspoon
Dry red chilly	2
Mustard	1/2 tspoon
Curry leaves	1 pinch
Salt	to taste
Turmeric powder	1/2 tspoon
Garam masala(optional)	1 tspoon
Water	1/4 cup

Preparation:

(1) Peel the skin of potato. Boil it in pressure cooker by adding water for about 3 whistles. Once it is boiled, mash it and keep aside.

(2) Meanwhile chop onion, garlic, ginger and green chilly. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard. Once it splutters add dry red chilly and curry leaves. Now add ginger and garlic. Saute till the raw smell goes off.

(3) To this add chopped onion and little salt. Saute well. Now add green chilly and saute till the color of onion changes brownish.

(4) Reduce the flame to low. Add turmeric powder and mix once. Add mashed potato with it and mix well.

(5) Now add water, garam masala and salt. Mix well. Make a salt test. Close the vessel with a lid and allow to cook for 10 minutes in low flame. Your potato masala is ready.

Have it with your chapathi/poori..

Tips:

• Don't add too much of water.
• You can replace water with thin coconut milk which enhance the taste.