Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Aaji's Batatyacha Rassa - Whole Potato curry

There are many versions of batatyacha rassa (potato curry) in my mom's kitchen so each curry gets a prefix to differentiate. Today's recipe is "Aaji's" Batatyacha Rassa.

Aaji's Batatyacha Rassa
आजीचा बटाट्याचा रस्सा
Whole Potato Curry
Ingredients
1 lb baby potatoes, pricked, boiled, peeled

salt to taste
1 tsp chili powder
2 - 3 kokums, rinsed
1 tbsp jaggery (or to taste)

Tempering
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp goda masala
1 - 2 sprigs curry leaves, torn

Garnish
1 tbsp fresh coconut
1 tbsp chopped cilantro

Method
1. Wash and prick baby potatoes with a fork. Pressure cook, peel and keep them whole. Take 3-4 potatoes and mash them coarsely and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, turmeric powder and curry leaves. As curry leaves start to sizzle, add goda masala. Saute for 1 minute. Add 2 tbsp water.
3. Place whole potatoes gently. Add 1 1/2 cup water, chili powder, kokums, salt, jaggery. Bring to boil.
4. Add mashed potatoes. Switch the gas to low. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
5. Stir in coconut and cilantro.
6. Serve hot with chapatis or rice

Note -
1. Those 3 -4 potatoes are mashed to give the thickness to this simple curry.
2. Goda masala is a must for this recipe.
3. Because of the goda masala, kokum and jaggery, this curry tastes spicy-sweet-sour. Adjust jaggery-kokum proportion per your taste.

9 comments:

Happy Cook said...

Super super delicous. I can imagine eating them with rice.

Asha said...

The word Rassa ,makes me salivate! :D

A Homemakers Diary said...

just one look at this picture and my potato curry loving Hubby demands your dish tomorrow. thanks for sharing.

KALVA said...

nice recipe with potatos..

Chaitali said...

I love ambat-goad rassa! it's so flavorful that I often just drink it like soup.

aquadaze said...

my mom makes it e(gg)xactly the same way!! Love the use of kokum in this curry.

Anupama said...

This is one good and different curry. What is kokum though?

Reshmi said...

nice click...delightful...

Ms.Chitchat said...

Another beautiful version of alu rasdar. So different from the way it is usually made. Thx for sharing the recipe.

Chitchat

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