Potato Masala

Ingredients

• Potatoes- 4 boiled and crumbled
• Oil- 5 tsp
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Bengal gram- 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
• Onion- 1 big roughly chopped
• Green chilli – 2 sliced
• Ginger- 1 tsp finely chopped
• Tomato- 1 medium size roughly chopped
• Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Gram flour- 1.5 tsp mixed in one cup of water
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method

1. Wash and cut the potatoes into halves.
2. In a pressure cooker add the potatoes and 2 cups water and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
3. Once the pressure is released, peel the potatoes and crumble roughly.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard. Once they start popping add Bengal gram.
5. Once the Bengal gram turns golden brown add the curry leaves, chopped ginger and sauté for 20 seconds.
6. Add the chopped onions and green chilli and sauté for 2 minutes.
7. Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, salt and fry the masala for 3 minutes.
8. Add the crumbled potato and mix well.

9. In a bowl add the gram flour and 1 cup water and mix well until no lumps are seen.

10. Pour the mixed water into the pan and stir well.

11. You can add another 1/4 cup water and mix.

12. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Stir the masala every 5 minutes.

13. The masala will thicken.Turn off gas and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.