Baby potato masala / sidedish for chapathi / quick gravy recipe

Baby potato masala recipe with step by step pictures 


             Baby potato masala is a sidedish recipe for Indian flat breads like,  chapathi, naan, parotta,  etc.,  It is a thick gravy and tangy sidedish for chapathi.  My daughter likes baby potato and i often cook for my kids.  It is a simple and quick recipe that you can make it within 15 mins.  You can follow this methods for other veggies like cauliflower,  mixed vegetables,  capsicum,  and for eggs too.  

Few more Sidedish recipes for chapthis to try out,  

           Hope you like the recipes.  Give it a try and let me know how it turns out to you. Check out the baby potato masala recipe below with step by step pictures. 

Enjoy the food  ! 


Ingredients   :


.   Baby potato  -  15 nos. 
.   Onion  -  1 big sized (roughly chopped) 
.   Tomato  -  2 medium sized (roughly chopped) 
.   Garlic cloves -  6
.  Ginger  -  2 inch piece
.   Turmeric powder  -  1/2 tsp
.   Chilli powder  -  2 tsp
.   Coriander powder  -  1 tblsp
.   Garam masala  -  1 tblsp
.   Salt to taste
.   Oil  -  1 tblsp
.   Cumin seeds  -  1 tsp 
.   Kasuri methi  -  2 tsp (optional) 


Method  :


          1. Pressure cook baby potatoes for 2 whistles.  Roughly chop the veggies.  Grind it to smooth paste by adding little water. 

          2. Heat oil in a kadai.  Add cumin seeds.  After it splutters,  add ground paste.  Saute until raw smell goes out.  

        3. Add spice powders along with salt.  Saute well and cook in low flame until oil separates.  

         4. Add baby potatoes.  Mix well for a min.  Add 1 cup of water.  Cook covered in low flame for 5- 10 mins until oil separates. 

         5. Add crushed kasuri methi.  Switch off the flame.  Quick baby potato masala is ready. 


Pictorial   : 


            Pressure cook baby potato for 2 whistles and peel the skin.


Roughly chop the veggies


Take it in a mixer jar


Grind it to smooth paste by adding little water


Heat oil in a kadai


Add cumin seeds


After it splutters,  add ground paste


Saute until raw smell goes out


Add turmeric powder,  chilli powder,  coriander powder,  garam masala and salt


Mix well and cook in low flame until oil separates


Add baby potato 


Mix well for a min


Add water


Cover with lid and cook in low flame for 5-10 mins until oil separates


Add crushed kasuri methi or coriander leaves.  Switch off the flame. 


Quick,  tasty and tangy baby potato masala is ready to be served. 



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