Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb New potatoes 1/2 ts Turmeric
3 md Tomatoes 1/2 ts Cayenne
4 tb Oil 2 ts Tamarind paste
1/8 ts Asafetida 1 ts Salt
1 ts Black mustard seeds 1/2 c Coconut, grated

Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1" fingers. Chop tomatoes very finely.

Heat oil in a skillet. Add asafetida followed by mustard seeds. When
the seeds pop, take the skillet off the heat quickly add the
turmeric, cayenne tomatoes. Cover put the skillet back on the
heat for 1 minute uncover. Put in 1 cup water, potatoes, tamarind
salt. Bring to a boil, cover, lower heat simmer gently for 30
minutes. Add coconut continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Increase
heat a little if the sauce seems to be too watery. The sauce should
be thick cling to the potatoes.

Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of India"
Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 05-04-95

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