Potato - Onion Curry
A spicy and a delicious potato-onion curry - one among the zillion potato curry recipes that sure fits on any Indian menu and a perfect rice and roti accompaniment.
Servings: 4
Calories: 253kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Idaho Potatoes
- 1 Onion
- 2 tsps Red chili powder
- ½ tbsp Salt
For Tempering:
- 2 tbsps Oil 2 tbsps + 1 tbsp if needed
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Channa dal
- 5 Curry leaves
- ½ tsp Hing
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes thoroughly and chop them into two halves. Pressure cook the potatoes but adding water for three whistles. If you are using Yukon gold variety or baby potatoes 1 or 2 whistles is sufficient.
- Let the pressure release and drain the water immediately. Peel the skin and chop them roughly into small cubes.
- Take the chopped cubes in a big vessel and add 1 tbsp of oil and the red chili powder.
- Mix well. Make sure the salt and the chilly powder are evenly coated.
- Heat the kadai and add oil. Once the oil is hot add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, hing and curry leaves.
- As they start to splutter, add the chopped onions and salt. Fry till they are translucent.
- Add the potatoes now and mix.
- If required, add the additional oil.
- Lower the heat and let it cook till it browns up lightly. You can add more oil and cook until it forms a nice brown crust and crispy or slow cook until it becomes crispy on the edges.
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Notes
- Adjust the salt and spice according to your preference.
- Instead of red chili powder, you can add sambar powder or rasam powder. Also, you can include fennel seeds while tempering.
- After cooking the potatoes, drain the water immediately.
- Potatoes become too starchy if they sit in water for a long time.
- You can add more oil and cook until it forms a nice brown crust and crispy or slow cook until it becomes crispy on the edges.
- According to the potato variety, the pressure cooking time differs.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 900mg | Potassium: 947mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 39.2mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2.2mg