Mashed Potato Curry

Ingredients 

• 5 medium potatoes, boiled with salt and turmeric powder and peeled
• 1 teaspoon split skinless black gram
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 6-7 curry leaves
• 10-15 Madras onions
• 1 medium tomato, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• Salt to taste
• A fresh coriander sprig for garnishing

For paste

• 7-8 garlic cloves
• 2 dried red chillies, soaked in hot water
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds (saunf)
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds

Method

1. Put garlic cloves, dried red chillies, fennel seeds and cumin seeds into a mixer jar and grind to a smooth paste with a little water.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick deep pan, add black gram, curry leaves and Madras onions and sauté for a minute. Add tomato and mix well. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes.
3. Roughly mash potatoes on a plate.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste and salt to the pan and mix well. Add ground paste and mix well. Add 1 cup water and mix well. Add mashed potatoes and mix well. Simmer till the potatoes get heated through.
5. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot garnished with coriander sprig.

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