Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Potatoes cooked in coconut-redchilli paste (Known as Batate Hummaan in Konkani)


Batate Hummaan...means Potato curry.This is a very quick and delicious curry and prepared a lot in south as well as north Karnatake.This curry turns out delicious because of the flavor of coconut and coconut oil.

Ingredients:
2 big potatoes( cut in to big chunks)
1 cup shredded coconut
4-5 whole red chillies( depends how hot you want the curry)
1/2 tspn tamarind(imli) paste
Salt as per taste.
Pinch of Asefotida(hing)
1 tspn coconut oil( make sure it is pure coconut oil.)
1 tspn Oil to fry red chillies.

Preparation:
In a pan take 1 tspn oil and fry the whole red chillies. Add this red chillies to coconut along with tamarind paste and make a fine paste.In another pan add water and potato chunks and cook till they are cooked.Add the paste and let it boil for 5 mins.Add water to curry (depends on what consistency curry you wish to make). Add salt, hing and 1 tspn of coconut oil and let it cook for 6-8 mins.Batate hummaan is ready to be served with hot rice and curd.(Curd is generally taken as the curry tend to become hot because of red chillies).

Enjoy!!!!!!!

5 comments:

Ranjani said...

this is something new to me !!! have to try this recipe... nice pictures you have here Seema....
and its always a pleasant surprise to come across a blog which belongs to someone from Karnataka !!! I am from Mysore, but right now staying in Huntsville, USA.

SSKcraftshop said...

Thanks for lovely comments Ranjani..nice to know you too stay in huntsville, al...would love to hear from you again..keep in touch.

Ranjani said...

you stay in Huntsville too !!! now I can say that's a double surprise !!! how long have you been here?

SSKcraftshop said...

I leave in Madison used to live huntsville side before. I am here from last 2 years.Stay in touch through orkut if you are there.

Ranjani said...

We too moved here 2 years back & live on the Madison side in the Landing apts on Zeirt Rd.
found you on orkut. Took a while, but confirmed it was you by your webpage on the profile :)
just looked into your other blog, must say you are talented !!!

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