Potato Masala or Poori Masala is the South Indian dish that is served with Pooris in Indian Restaurants. It is the simplest recipe that can be prepared in 15 mins. It has fewer ingredients but tastes yummy when you serve it with poori.
Poori Masala is one of my favourites and I use to prepare them often for our breakfast. I have made an easy Potato Masala so that beginners can also try this recipe. There are no special steps for making this recipe. It is a semi gravy potato masala.
The other version of potato masala contains gram flour to maintain the thick consistency but I haven’t added any such thing in this recipe. Also, I have added cumin seeds instead of saunf/ sombu. You can either add cumin seeds or saunf. So try this recipe and let me know how it turned out for you.
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Potato Masala
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 3 Potatoes Cubically chopped
- 2 Medium-sized Onions chopped
- 3 Green Chillies
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
- Few Curry leaves
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- Once the mustard seeds & cumin seeds splutter, add curry leaves.
- Add chopped Onions and saute them until they turn translucent.
- Add green chillies.
- Add Turmeric Powder. Saute until the raw smell goes off.
- Add in chopped potatoes and saute for a few mins.
- Add 3/4th cup of water and season it with salt.
- Close the pressure cooker and cooker for 3 whistles.
- Once the pressure is released, open the cooker and mash the potato masala with a ladle or a masher.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- I have added cumin seeds, but you can prefer saunf / sombu as well.
- Along with potatoes, you can add chopped carrots if you like.
PICTURE REPRESENTATION FOR MAKING POTATO MASALA
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Once the mustard seeds & cumin seeds splutter, add curry leaves.
Add in chopped onions and saute them until they turn translucent.
Add green chillies and Turmeric Powder. Saute until the raw smell goes off.
Add chopped potatoes and saute for a few mins.
Add 3/4th cup of water and season it with salt.
Close the pressure cooker and cooker for 3 whistles.
Once the pressure is released, open the cooker and mash the potato masala with a ladle or a masher.
Potato Masala is ready to serve hot.
