Potato Tomato Curry with Puffed Fried Bread - Marwari Style Recipe

 

 

Potato is a versatile vegetable that can be had alone or mixed with any other vegetable gives it another taste all together.

Puffed fried breads or Puri / Poori is an Indian bread version where atta (wheat flour) is used to make the bread which is then fried in hot oil, to perfection.

Today I bring a combined dish, rather a meal from the marwari cuisine. It's easy to cook and very tasty to eat. Let us see the recipe on how to make it. Let's Begin.........

Ingredients & Steps:

Let us prepare the Puri / Poori:

Take a mixing bowl.

• Add 1 cup atta (wheat flour)
• Add 2 tbsp sooji (semolina)
• Add 1 pinch salt
• Add 1 tbsp oil

First mix them properly, then

• Add water (slowly, little by little, as required)

Knead to form a firm dough, not too hard neither too soft.

• Add 1 tsp oil to the dough

Spread all over and knead once more.

Cover the bowl in which the dough is made, with a lid and let it rest for 15 - 20 minutes.

Then, make small or medium size balls, flatten the balls with help of rolling pin to form discs.

Fry them in hot oil, under medium flame.

Take out the puri / poori once they puff up and turns slightly golden from both sides.

 

Puri / Poori or Puffed Fried Breads are ready. 

Let us prepare the Curry:

Heat up a kadai (pan)

• Add 2 tbsp desi ghee (clarified butter, alternate: cooking oil)
• Add 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• Add 1/2 tsp coriander seeds (dhania)
• Add 1/2 tsp fennel seeds (sauf - grounded)
• Add 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

Mix properly and stir for 1 minute.

• Add 2 bay leafs
• Add 2 whole dry red chillies
• Add 1/2" cinnamon stick (dalchini)
• Add 1 green chilli (chopped)
• Add 1" ginger (grated)

Again, mix well and stir properly for 1 - 2 minutes.

• Add 1 big size onion (chopped)

Stir and cook until onion turns translucent. 

 

• Add 2 tomatoes (small diced or chopped)
• Add 1 tsp salt (or as per taste)
• Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Add 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Add 1 tsp coriander powder (dhania)
• Add 2 tbsp water

 

Stir and mix well, close the lid and cook for 3 - 4 minutes.

Once the oil starts separating. 

• Add 1 cup water

Mix it properly and turn the flame high.

• Add 1 potato (boiled, peeled and cut in cubes)
• Add 1 potato (boiled, peeled, hand crushed or mashed lightly)

Stir and mix well and cook until it starts boiling. 

• Add 1/2 tsp garam masala
• Add 1/2 tsp amchur powder (dry mango powder)
• Add 1 tbsp kasturi methi (dry fenugreek leafs - crushed by hand)

Mix well and stir properly.

Close the lid and cook for 5 - 7 minutes.

Once cooking is done for 5 - 7 minutes.

Open the lid and sprinkle some fine chopped fresh coriander leafs.

Stir once and switch off the gas flame.

Curry is also ready.

Aloo Tamatar Sabji with Puri / Poori

or

Potato Tomato Curry with Puffed Fried Bread

is ready.

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