Potato Puli Kuzhambu

A comfort food to spring our taste buds alive with minimum fuss. This is one ready reckoner when in a hurry.

Potato Puli Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Onion 1, dice

Potato 1

Garlic 6 flakes

Tomato 1

Sambhar powder 4 tsp

Tamarind paste 1½ Tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil 3 Tbsp

Mustard ½ tsp

Urad dal ½ tsp

Asafetida ¼ tsp

Curry leaves 2 sprigs

Fenugreek a pinch

Method:

Peel and dice potatoes. Drop in water to avoid discoloration.

Heat oil. Splutter mustard. Add urad dal and after it changes color, add asafetida, curry leaves and fenugreek.

Add onions and sauté. Add garlic and stir fry for 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes and sambhar powder.

Sauté well and add water. Cook till potatoes are half cooked.

Add tamarind and cook potatoes are cooked and gravy is thick.

Serve hot with Rice/Idli.

Note: Other vegetables that may be made similarly are - Drumsticks, Brinjals.

A combination of vegetables may also be used.