Poori Masala | Simple Potato Masala | Potato Curry
Learn how to make easy and quick Poori Masala recipe with detailed step by step pictures. Poori Masaal recipe, aloo masala, potato curry recipe – best with poori or chapati.
MEASUREMENT
1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
Ingredients
- 3-4 Potatoes
- 1 Large Onion
- 1 Medium Carrot
- 3-4 Green Chillies
- 2-3 Garlic Cloves optional
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Urad Dal
- ½ teaspoon Chana Dal
- A Few Fresh Curry Leaves
- Salt as required
- Water as required
Instructions
- Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut them into quarters and pressure cook for 2 whistles until soft. Keep aside.
- In a pan heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and chana dal. As the mustard and cumin seeds splutter and urad/chana dal becomes golden brown, add washed curry leaves along with roughly crushed garlic and slit green chillies. Fry for a min and add sliced onions. Fry until translucent.
- As the onions turn translucent, add finely chopped carrots. Stir fry on low flame until the carrots are half cooked for about 5 mins. Make sure the onions don’t burn. Add a cup of water. Let it come to a boil.
- Add turmeric powder and salt required. Mix well. Add cubed and cooked potatoes. Roughly mash them with a spoon. Make sure most of the potatoes are still chunky. Continue to cook on low flame until the potatoes are well incorporated into the curry and the curry is creamy.
- Serve hot with hot Pooris. Can be served with variety of dosas too.
Notes
- Instead of pressure cooking the potatoes, they can be cooked until soft in a pan/microwave too. Pressure cooking reduces cooking time.
- Crushed garlic is optional.
- Adjust the quantity of green chillies as per spice preference.
- Don’t add more turmeric than mentioned in the recipe. Once the curry comes to a boil, the turmeric takes on a brighter color. Don’t worry if the curry looks colorless in the beginning.
- Carrots are optional but I have seen them being added in many restaurants and I have found that they are a nice addition in terms of color.
- Can be served as a side dish for dosas too.
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