Today like all weekends started out with a hungry tummy and a houseful of people thinking what to eat....
the all time favourite Alu Puri (potato curry and fried indian bread) came to mind and mouth starts watering... :D
its a pretty simple recipe and mom and my roomie, switi would make it very conveniently... well !! here u r talking about 2 of the best cooks i have come across in my life... for me... cooking anything is a good challenge...
so step 1: google the receipe... :D (would never know what to do if google didnt exist)
post initial disappointment of not getting the well known "sanjeev kapoor" recipe, i looked at the 1st recipe link i got on google and went ahead... (the inclination to that link was also because of the fact that it said Punjabi Alu Puri... which was what i wanted to make)
so heres what to do!! :)
Ingredients:
4 -5 potatoes
2 onions
2-3 tomatoes
green chillies
garlic
ginger
cumin seeds
masalas/curry powders - red chilli powder, garam masala, haldi (teaspoon each would do)
salt to taste
Preparation:
for the gravy
1. boil the potatoes to medium cooked to help make the dish faster
2. slice the onions, green chillies, garlic and ginger fine, the tomatoes into chunky pieces.
3. put a pan on the gas
4. add oil, a few tablespoons, enough to roast the onions and other ingredients
5. once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds, a teaspoon
6. ones the cumin seeds are roasted, add the onions and roast them till they are transparent
7. add the ginger, garlic and chillies and roast till they seem roasted (sorry dont have any other identification to how long to roast it
8. add the tomatoes and cook till they are soft.. crush the chunks of the tomatoes to make them little liquify.
9. season with the curry powders - red chillies, garam masala (1 teaspoon each) and a bit of turmaric powder (haldi)
10. cook for a min to let the curry powders roast in the tomato and onion mix. add the potatoes and half a glass of water.
11. cover the pan and cook for a bit, keep stirring periodically
12. smash a few potatoes into the mixture so that the gravy is a bit thicker and has a taste in it of the potato
13. open it and cook the potatoes while simmering the liquid.
14. add salt to taste and sprinkle freshly chopped coriander leaves for taste and smell. :D
for the puri (fried indian bread)
1. heat oil in a deep frying pan
2. take wheat flour, knead the flour with some water and oil into a stiff dough to roll up.
3. make small balls of the dough and roll it into a flat, thin rounds.
4. fry them into the hot oil, till they puff up and are golden in colour brown
Serve hot with the curry... enjoy!! :D
Tips:
1. grinding the tomatoes will also help, gives you that liquidy consistency.
2. the curry can be extremely watery also... dont worry
3. if the spices become more, like mine did... easy way to mellow it is to add a bit of yogurt.
4. fried indian bread is the literal traslation of "puri"... :D
the original recipe is: http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/aloo-poori-punjabi-aloo-poori/
the all time favourite Alu Puri (potato curry and fried indian bread) came to mind and mouth starts watering... :D
its a pretty simple recipe and mom and my roomie, switi would make it very conveniently... well !! here u r talking about 2 of the best cooks i have come across in my life... for me... cooking anything is a good challenge...
so step 1: google the receipe... :D (would never know what to do if google didnt exist)
post initial disappointment of not getting the well known "sanjeev kapoor" recipe, i looked at the 1st recipe link i got on google and went ahead... (the inclination to that link was also because of the fact that it said Punjabi Alu Puri... which was what i wanted to make)
so heres what to do!! :)
Ingredients:
4 -5 potatoes
2 onions
2-3 tomatoes
green chillies
garlic
ginger
cumin seeds
masalas/curry powders - red chilli powder, garam masala, haldi (teaspoon each would do)
salt to taste
Preparation:
for the gravy
1. boil the potatoes to medium cooked to help make the dish faster
2. slice the onions, green chillies, garlic and ginger fine, the tomatoes into chunky pieces.
3. put a pan on the gas
4. add oil, a few tablespoons, enough to roast the onions and other ingredients
5. once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds, a teaspoon
6. ones the cumin seeds are roasted, add the onions and roast them till they are transparent
7. add the ginger, garlic and chillies and roast till they seem roasted (sorry dont have any other identification to how long to roast it
8. add the tomatoes and cook till they are soft.. crush the chunks of the tomatoes to make them little liquify.
9. season with the curry powders - red chillies, garam masala (1 teaspoon each) and a bit of turmaric powder (haldi)
10. cook for a min to let the curry powders roast in the tomato and onion mix. add the potatoes and half a glass of water.
11. cover the pan and cook for a bit, keep stirring periodically
12. smash a few potatoes into the mixture so that the gravy is a bit thicker and has a taste in it of the potato
13. open it and cook the potatoes while simmering the liquid.
14. add salt to taste and sprinkle freshly chopped coriander leaves for taste and smell. :D
for the puri (fried indian bread)
1. heat oil in a deep frying pan
2. take wheat flour, knead the flour with some water and oil into a stiff dough to roll up.
3. make small balls of the dough and roll it into a flat, thin rounds.
4. fry them into the hot oil, till they puff up and are golden in colour brown
Serve hot with the curry... enjoy!! :D
Tips:
1. grinding the tomatoes will also help, gives you that liquidy consistency.
2. the curry can be extremely watery also... dont worry
3. if the spices become more, like mine did... easy way to mellow it is to add a bit of yogurt.
4. fried indian bread is the literal traslation of "puri"... :D
the original recipe is: http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/aloo-poori-punjabi-aloo-poori/
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