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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Potato Cubes Sabji (कटिया-कुटिया आलू)


Potato Cubes Sabji (कटिया-कुटिया आलू)




This is one of my favorite sabji. It is so quick that by the time you realize you are cooking, its ready to be eaten. I love it with hot & crispy parathas. In my home we have named this dish as Katia-Kutia Sabji (in hindi) J (कटिया कुटिया आलू कि सब्जी).

Ingredients
§         Potatoes                  – 3 medium size
§         Whole dry red chilies  – 5 to 6 (can vary the amount as per taste buds J)
§         Fenugreek seeds       – ½ tsp (मेथी दाना)
§         Mustard Oil              – 8 tsp (approximately)
§         Salt to taste
§         Chili powder             – ½ tsp (Optional)


Method
1.      Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes of ¼ inch size each. Keep the potatoes in water so that they don’t oxidize. *
2.      How to cut the potatoes into cubes :
  • Slice the potatoes into ¼ inch thick slices.
  • Cut each slices into ¼ inch thick strips
  • Then cut each strip to small square pieces.
  • If you wish, you can cut the cubes to even small cubes. The smaller the cube, the tastier the dish J





3.      Take oil in a wok over medium heat.
4.      Bring oil to its burning point. Now lower the heat to low.
5.      Add fenugreek seeds (मेथी दाना) and whole red chilies (torn to small pieces).
6.      Drain the potatoes well. Now add the potatoes to the wok.
7.      Add in extra chili powder if you want more spicy and salt to taste.
8.      Stir the potatoes quite frequently to ensure it does not stick to the wok. Since the cubes are quite small, the potatoes cook very quickly. It may take about 5 minutes to cook.
9.      When the potato cubes are soft when smashed between fingers, its done.
10.  Sprinkle coriander leaves and its DONE !!!


Serving
Serve hot with soft chapatis or crispy parathas or kulchas.


* Potato peels are very nutritious. If you like its taste then retain the potato skin (don’t peel the potatoes). Potato skin gives even more crunchier results !


Try this quickest and simplest recipe and share your comments and/or suggestions.



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