This is a quick and easy Potato Recipe from Complete Indian Cooking by Mridula Baljekar, et al. I have tried quite a few recipes from this book with good success and this one was a must-try for two reasons.
1. Its the simplest recipe in the book!
2. It has the least number of ingredients and still looks so good.
Actually, there's one more reason: I love coriander. I hardly ever use coriander seeds in anything other than vatha kozhambu and the like but this recipe calls for whole coriander seeds. The flavour was delightful.
Potatoes in Red Coriander SauceServes: 2Preparation time: 15-20 minsSource: Complete Indian Cooking by Mridula Baljekar, et al.What I Used:A dozen baby potatoes (or 3 potatoes, cubed)1.5 teaspoon coriander seeds / malli1.5 teaspoon cumin seeds / jeera / jeerakam4 garlic cloves3 tablespoon thick tamarind juice (or 1 tablespoon readymade tamarind paste)1 pureed tomato (or chopped fine)A few curry leaves½ teaspoon sugar2 tablespoon oilSalt to tasteCoriander leaves / kothamalli to garnishHow I Made It:1. Boil the potatoes in water until they are cooked yet not mushy. You can pressure cook for 1 whistle to make the job easier.2. Grind the coriander seeds with the cumin seeds and garlic cloves to a coarse paste using a pestle and mortar or your small mixie jar.3. Heat oil in a pan and add the ground paste with the tamarind juice, tomato puree, curry leaves, salt and sugar. Lower fire to medium-low and cook until the oil separates (about 7-10 mins)4. Add the potatoes and stir well until coated with the sauce. Cover and simmer for about 5 mins. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.
Note
- Instead of using whole coriander and cumin seeds, their powders can also be used. This will help you avoid the grinding, although the flavour will change a bit. It still tastes good, I have tried it both ways 🙂
meeso
The potatoes look gorgeous, that's a really great pic 🙂
5 Star Foodie
Scrumptious potatoes!
Bong Mom
Gorgeous looks
Nithya
Wow.. so tempting it looks.. 🙂
sangeeta
yummy n easy...we use coriander leaves mostly in this...and i'll always use freshy pounded dhaniya jeera for this...nothing else..:)
Valarmathi
Wow... this looks so yummy and tempting, definitely should make a try. Looks wonderful and delicious.
Priya
Watelse to say, such a droolworthy dish Nags, am very happy to see ur gorgeous dish in my mail box yaar..Thanks a lot for ur delicious entry:)..
Anupama
Wonderful click and what a lovely dish you've got there...
Sushma Mallya
Thats really a wonderful click and would like to try this recipe as the pic is too tempting & mouth watering...
Shri
That is mouthwatering, Nags!I have always made by adding the dry powder..I like this turning it into a gravy!And nothing beats the whole coriander seeds!