Potatoes in a Hot Red Sauce

 

This curry tastes hot and sour and goes well with any kind of roti  or  rice.

 

Ingredients:

1. Potatoes – 5
2. Dried red chillies – 4
3. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
4. Garlic – 4 cloves
5. Thick tamarind juice – 3tsp
6. Tomato puree(paste) – 2tsp
7. Curry leaves – 4
8. Salt to taste
9. Sugar – 1tsp
10. Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
11. Coriander(cilantro)sprig to garnish

Method:

1. Peel and cut the potatoes into cube size pieces or u can even use baby potatoes(whole).
2. Boil the potatoes until they are fully cooked,ensuring they do not break.Drain well.
3. Soak the chillies for 5 minutes in warm water.Drain and grind with the cumin seeds and garlic to a coarse paste .
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan.Fry the ground paste ,tamarind juice,tomato puree,curry leaves,salt,sugar and asafoetida until the oil separates.
5. Add the potatoes.Reduce the heat,cover and simmer for about 5 minutes.Garnish with coriander leaves .
6. Goes well with any kind of roti.

Note:

To test ,the potatoes,insert a thin sharp knife into the potatoes.It should come out clean when the potatoes are fully cooked.