Platform Potato Curry(Batata Rassa)| StepWise .. and a few more awards….

 

Hi!

This is one of the most hit recipes, made by my Mom! Me and my brother, we have grown up eating this wonderful curry and is a favourite with us !!

I have mentioned earlier too in my previous posts, that not only is my Mum  an excellent cook but she cooks very fast too.

She can cook for a big batch of people in a very short interval of time - an art, I am yet to expertise in! During my childhood, my father would unannounced bring guests home for lunch or dinner and she inspite of all her illness would feed people gladly and very efficiently.

Whoever has visited my Mum's place and has tasted her food, have always praised her culinary skills.

This is a very simple curry which can be made in a matter of minutes. It's been a favorite dish amongst all of us in my Mom’s family. Then when I got married and 'S' tasted it at my Mom’s place he liked it too! His verdict was that it tastes like the subzi served on the railway platform along with the poori and ever since then, we all call it the "Platform Curry".

Whenever my brother visits my Mom, he has to have this 'Rassa'. In Marathi a Curry preparation with a thinner gravy  is called 'Rassa'.

Simplest preparations are the most trickiest to make, is what I believe. It has taken me a few years to make it exactly like my mother and now it has become a  favorite with my family too.

I make it whenever there are unexpected guests or when there are no veggies in the fridge or when I am in a hurry or when I do not find any other reason! LOL.. yes, it’s made quite a few times..It tastes best when served with Poori /Jeera Rice/Chapati.

Ingredients

6-7 medium sized boiled & peeled Potatoes (roughly crushed using hands)
2-3 Green Chillies (broken into pieces)
3-4 medium tomatoes (chopped)
3/4tsp turmeric powder
1-1/2” piece ginger (grated)
2tsp red chili powder (or as per taste)
2tbsp coriander powder
Freshly chopped coriander to garnish
salt to taste
oil for cooking
2tsp mustard seeds

Method

• Heat oil and add mustard seeds followed by green chilli pieces & ginger.

• Reduce the flame and add turmeric powder, do not let it burn.

• Add tomatoes , salt and sauté.

Cook tomatoes till the oil separates and then add the red chilli and coriander powder.




Add the potatoes and mix properly but gently, taking care that potatoes are not crushed any further.




Add water to make a gravy and bring it to a boil .Boil on low gas for a few minutes. Adjust the salt if required,  garnish with coriander and serve hot.

And now coming to the awards… This month is really a blessed month as I am getting showered by awards from my blogger friends. My blogger friend Sireesha of Mom’s kitchen has sent me these awards

and Priyaraj Of EnSamaiyal has sent me an additional

Thanks Sireesha and Priya, these awards mean a lot to me.
I have already done the tags which you can check here and here.
I am  sending this as my entry to the event Side dish for Chapthi hosted by Vicky Xavier at Viki’s Kitchen

Wish you all a happy Vinayaka Chaturthi.