Indian Potatoes With Mustard Seeds Sookhi Bhaji Recipes

INDIAN POTATOES

Steps:

• Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4 inch slices. Melt butter in a wide nonstick frying pan or wok over medium high heat. Add potatoes, bell pepper, onion, cumin, coriander, hot chile oil and 3 tablespoons water. Stir-fry gently until potatoes are tinged with brown and tender when pierced (about 15 minutes); do not scorch. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if pan appears dry.
• Remove pan from heat. Sprinkle potato mixture with chopped cilantro and mix gently. Spoon into a serving bowl, top with sour cream, and garnish with cilantro sprigs. Add salt to taste.

INDIAN POTATOES - ALOO KURMA

Steps:

• Put oil into skillet and add mustard and cumin seeds. When they start to sputter, add onion, garlic and ginger. Saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and peas and cook until tomatoes are cooked.
• Add potatoes, salt, red chile powder, coconut powder, turmeric and garam masala. Add 1/4 c water. Cook, covered, over med heat until potatoes are cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 10-15 minutes.
• Serve, sprinkled with cilantro leaves as garnish.

INDIAN POTATOES WITH DILL

Steps:

• Cut peeled potatoes into 1 inch cubes and cook them in salted water (potatoes need to be completely covered) for 15 minutes. Drain well.
• Wash the fresh dill. Remove any hard stems. Chop roughly.
• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan and fry garlic on low heat for 30 seconds. Add turmeric, mustard seeds, asafoetida and whole dried chillies, cover until the mustard seeds have popped.
• Add the potatoes and mix. Add chopped dill. Fry uncovered for ca 5 minutes.
• Remove the chillies before serving.

SPICY INDIAN POTATOES

Steps:

• 1) Peel and cut potatoes into small cubes.
• 2) Heat oil in pan.
• 3) Add cumin seeds, onion seeds, mustard seeds and asafoetida powder to pan and shake around until seeds start to crackle.
• 4) Add potatoes, turmeric powder, salt and green chilis. Mix well.
• 5) Lower heat to simmer and cover pan for about 18-20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. You may want to add a splash of water at this step if it's too dry for the potatoes to get cooked well.
• 6) Increase heat to high and stir. I let the potatoes brown a bit but you can skip this step.
• 7) Remove from heat and stir in chopped cilantro and lemon juice.

INDIAN POTATOES WITH MUSTARD SEEDS (SOOKHI BHAJI)

Steps:

• Heat cumin seeds and mustard seed in hot dry skillet over high heat, swirling pan, until seeds start to pop.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onions, chilies, and add a small amount of water; cook until onion is tender, adding more water as necessary to prevent sticking.
• Add potatoes, ground cumin, coriander, turmeric, salt (to taste), and cayenne pepper, stirring to mix well.
• Add 2/3 cup water, cover, reduce heat and cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until spices are absorbed and potatoes are tender.
• Add a small amount of water at a time if all liquid evaporates.
• Fold in cilantro just before serving.