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tasty potato masala served on bowl

Easy Potato Curry | Best potato masala for poori or chapati

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 large Potatoes chopped into cubes
  • 1 large Onion sliced
  • 3-4 Green chilli slit
  • 1 large Tomato chopped
  • 1/4 cup Split moong dal optional
  • 2 sprigs Curry leaves
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt To taste
  • For Tempering/Tadka:
  • 2 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 3-4 Dried red chili
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves

Method
 

  1. Put the first 8 ingredients into a pressure cooker and pour water enough to almost over the content.
    onions curryleaves tomato dal in pressure cooker
  2. Cover and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame. Switch off the flame and let the pressure release by itself before opening.
    smashing potato in pressure cooker
  3. On medium-low flame mash some of the potatoes, so that the gravy can thicken. When you reach the consistency that you prefer, switch off the flame.
    spluttering mustard seeds curryleaves and red chillies
  4. Heat coconut oil in a small pan for the tadka. Splutter the mustard seeds, and fry the red chilies and curry leaves.
    tadka preparation for potato curry
  5. Add to the curry in the pressure cooker. Potato curry is ready to have with puris or chapatis.
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