Easy potato curry

               Kuka thiksani umman

Ingredients:

Potato 5-6 medium sized

Tomato -1(optional)

For Tempering

Oil-1 tbsp

 Mustard seeds/kaduk/sarson-1tsp

Urad dal-1tsp

Fenugreek seeds/methi/uluva-1tsp

Red Chilli powder-1/2 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder-1/2 tsp

Dry red chilli-1-2

Salt

Water as per your gravy requirement

A pinch of tamarind

Hing/Asafoetida to taste

Method:

1.Pressure cook potatoes.Peel, mash & keep them aside.

2.Heat oil in a kadai for the tempering.  Start by adding mustard seeds,allow them to pop up.

3.Then urad dal,methi seeds and dry red chillies,give a stir now add chilli powder , kashmiri chilli powder,hing and mix well.At this time you should maintain a low flame in order to prevent burning of the spice powders.

4.  Now add chopped tomatoes followed by  mashed potatoes and mix well.

 5.Add water( it depends on how much gravy you want) a pinch of tamarind, salt and give it a mix.

6.Bring it to boil.

7.At this point sprinkle a dash of hing , cover with a lid and switch  off the flame.

8.Our curry is ready.Enjoy with wheat dosa/ rava upma...:)

Note:For a change
                 You can add grated carrots along with tomatoes..
                 Another option is to add lots of coriander for garnishing..
                Feel free to adjust the spice powders according to your taste.
                In this curry you can skip tomatoes too and follow the same procedure.
               Also you can add 3-4 shallots/pearl onion along with tempering.