ANDRA ALOO KURMA RECIPE

Andra Aloo kurma Recipe Preparation Time 10 Minutes Cooking Time 20 Minutes Difficulty Easy Recipe Type Veg. Serves Serves 4 250 cal per serving

Ingredients: • 3 Potatoes • 2 Onions (medium sized) • 3 Poppy Seeds (khus khus) • 3 Dry Coconuts (powder/ Grated) • 1 Ginger-Garlic (paste) • 1 Tomato (medium sized) • 2 Cloves • 2 Cardamoms (elaichi) (powdered) • ¼ Shahjeera (black cumin) • 1 inch cinnamon sticks (dal chini) • 2 Bay Leaves (tej pat) • 4 Cashews (pieces) • 4 Green Chillies (slit lengthwise) • 2 cp water • Oil • To be mixed into a paste: • 1½ tbsp Sour Cream • 1½ tbsp Curd (yogurt) • 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder (haldi) • 1 tsp Salt (or to taste) • 1 tsp Coriander Powder (dhania powder) How to make Andra Aloo kurma: • In a small mixing bowl combine all the ingredients (Sour cream, Curd, Red Chilly powder, Coriander powder, Salt) to be made into paste and mix thoroughly and keep aside. • Boil potatoes and Cut them into cubes. • Chop tomatoes into small pieces. • Blend the poppy seeds and grated dry coconut. (Add water if needed) • Heat the oil in a pan and add the shahjeera, cardamom powder, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and cashew pieces and stir it. • When cashew turns light brown add chopped onions, wait till it turns golden brown. Then add boiled potato pieces and ginger garlic paste. Mix well. • After about 5 minutes add the paste that you mixed initially. Add green chillies and mix well. • Later add the poppy seeds - coconut mixture and mix well. • Add tomato pieces, water and more salt if needed in to the mixture and mix well. Cover it with a lid and cook for about 10 minutes (stir in between). Suggestions: serve it hot with roti