Batate/ White Patato Bhaji ( Seasoned Potatoes Amongst Turmeric)

When y'all nation the term "batate bhaji", what comes to one's involve heed is yellowish color white patato cubes sautéed amongst some form of seasoning. The potatoes are unremarkably parboiled together with diced into desired size pieces. They are thus sautéed amongst onions, light-green chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds together with of course of written report turmeric. Some similar to larn inwards without onions, piece others similar a lot of onions( read my husband). Some similar to laid upward it dry( that's me!:) ), piece others similar to add together H2O to it together with larn inwards similar a stew. Potato bhaji tin endure used for a myriad of reasons. It is close commonly eaten amongst Poori ( fried puffed Indian bread) for which close people prefer it to endure cooked similar a stew . It is every bit good used every bit a stuffing/filling inwards crispy crepes together with inwards samosas, where it is preferred that it is dry. There is hardly anyone who does non similar batate bhaji. It is every bit good a rattling economical dish every bit potatoes are rather cheap. Last, but non the least, it is quick together with slow to make!:)

Servings: 3-4

Ingredients:

Potatoes: iii medium
Onion: 1 medium, diced medium
Green chillies:2-3, slit lengthwise into two.
Coconut oil: 1 tbsp
Jeera( cumin seeds): 1/2 tsp(optional).
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaf: 1 sprig ( optional)
Haldi( turmeric powder): 1 tsp
Salt: to taste

Method:

Wash the potaoes. Boil potatoes amongst tegument on, amongst H2O on stove exceed until Al dente ( only about xv mins). Do non overcook the potatoes. You should endure able to die them. Once cooled, tegument together with die them into pocket-size cubes. Keep aside.

Heat kokosnoot stone oil inwards a sauté pan/ frying pan upon medium heat.Add the cumin seeds. After 20-30 seconds, add together the mustard seeds. Once the mustard crackles, add together curry leaves. Now add together the slit light-green chillies together with chopped onion. Sauté the onion until it is transparent. Add the turmeric powder, sauté for a minute. Now add together the diced potatoes, tabular array salt together with mix well. Cook on depression for 2-5 mins until everything comes together together with the potatoes are warm. Turn off the flame.

Garnish amongst fresh finely chopped cilantro leaves.

Serve hot amongst poori/chapati/roti or role every bit a stuffing inwards your masala dosa!

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

Boiled potatoes tin endure easily peeled using a peeler! You don't accept to larn your hands messy!

Tip for salubrious living:

Whenever possible role organic potatoes every bit potatoes accept been constitute to accept the highest score of pesticides inwards them. This is due to the double whammy that potatoes larn subjected to! They absorb pesticide introduce inwards the soil together with every bit good the ones that larn sprayed onto the plant!
References:
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/27107/1/21030021.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11434996
http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php

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