Easy Bengali Potato Curry
 
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Bengali
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • Potato – 5, large
  • Mustard oil – 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Green chili – 2, slit halfway through lengthwise
  • Turmeric – ¼ tsp
  • Sugar – ½ tsp
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes of about 2 cm length. Wash the potato cubes and boil in salted water until ¾th done. This would take about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
  2. Heat the mustard oil in a wok. Temper it with cumin seeds and slit green chilies. Let the cumin seeds crackle for few seconds and become aromatic.
  3. Now add the half-cooked potatoes and turmeric powder. Sauté them on medium-low heat for 10 minutes until the potato cubes turn very light golden. (Do not fry the potatoes to dark brown, then it will loose its characteristic of simplicity.)
  4. Then add about 1 cup of water and bring it to boil. Season it with salt to taste and half a teaspoon of sugar.
  5. Cook uncovered on low until the potatoes are completely cooked and the liquid is reduced by half. The curry is not too saucy neither too dry; just adjust the consistency according to your liking.
  6. Remove the potato curry from heat and serve warm with luchi/poori which is the best combination with this curry; else serve it with chapatti or phulkas. Enjoy!
Recipe by Everyday Indian Recipes at http://everydayindianrecipes.flavorquotient.com/easy-bengali-potato-curry/