When yous tell the term "batate bhaji", what comes to one's heed is yellowish color murphy cubes sautéed alongside some sort of seasoning. The potatoes are unremarkably parboiled together with diced into desired size pieces. They are thus sautéed alongside onions, light-green chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds together with of class turmeric. Some similar to teach inwards without onions, piece others similar a lot of onions( read my husband). Some similar to ready it dry( that's me!:) ), piece others similar to add together H2O to it together with teach inwards similar a stew. Potato bhaji tin hold upwards used for a myriad of reasons. It is almost commonly eaten alongside Poori ( fried puffed Indian bread) for which almost people prefer it to hold upwards cooked similar a stew . It is likewise used every bit a stuffing/filling inwards crispy crepes together with inwards samosas, where it is preferred that it is dry. There is hardly anyone who does non similar batate bhaji. It is likewise a real economical dish every bit potatoes are rather cheap. Last, but non the least, it is quick together with slow to make!:)
Servings: 3-4
Ingredients:
Potatoes: iii medium
Onion: 1 medium, diced medium
Green chillies:2-3, slit lengthwise into two.
Coconut oil: 1 tbsp
Jeera( cumin seeds): 1/2 tsp(optional).
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaf: 1 sprig ( optional)
Haldi( turmeric powder): 1 tsp
Salt: to taste
Method:
Wash the potaoes. Boil potatoes alongside tegument on, alongside H2O on stove operate yesteryear until Al dente ( closed to fifteen mins). Do non overcook the potatoes. You should hold upwards able to die them. Once cooled, tegument together with die them into pocket-size cubes. Keep aside.
Heat kokosnoot stone oil inwards a sauté pan/ frying pan upon medium heat.Add the cumin seeds. After 20-30 seconds, add together the mustard seeds. Once the mustard crackles, add together curry leaves. Now add together the slit light-green chillies together with chopped onion. Sauté the onion until it is transparent. Add the turmeric powder, sauté for a minute. Now add together the diced potatoes, common salt together with mix well. Cook on depression for 2-5 mins until everything comes together together with the potatoes are warm. Turn off the flame.
Garnish alongside fresh finely chopped cilantro leaves.
Serve hot alongside poori/chapati/roti or role every bit a stuffing inwards your masala dosa!
Enjoy!
Cooking made easy:
Boiled potatoes tin hold upwards easily peeled using a peeler! You don't convey to teach your hands messy!
Tip for good for yous living:
Whenever possible role organic potatoes every bit potatoes convey been flora to convey the highest degree of pesticides inwards them. This is due to the double whammy that potatoes teach subjected to! They absorb pesticide introduce inwards the soil together with likewise the ones that teach sprayed onto the plant!
References:
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/27107/1/21030021.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11434996
http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php
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