Aloo Kurma | How to make Aloo Korma Recipe | Potato Kurma Recipe
Aloo Kurma or Potato Kurma Recipe is an excellent substitute for regular chutneys. Many of us are fond of recipes made of potatoes. Based on our interest, I modify the ingredients of this recipe and tried to make a variation that tastes great.
Sometimes instead of cutting into pieces, one can smash boiled potatoes into small pieces and make a thick gravy. In this recipe, you can find pieces form.
Based on the geolocation potato kurma recipe is served with a different combination. If you take Andhra Cuisine, it is served with steamed rice or vegetable biryani. Whereas in Tamil Cuisine it is served with chapati or any bread recipes.
I tried to maintain simple while cooking this recipe. If you want you can add more flavor to gravy by adding coconut grate or coconut water or even yoghurt. As I said depending upon Geo location one likes to eat simple and others like to eat spicily.
Aloo Kurma Recipe goes well with dosa, bhatura, butter naan, etc.
Tips to make perfect Aloo Kurma Recipe:
- If you want to make this recipe for poori then boil potatoes to soft and then mash them to get soft gravy.
- When served with Indian bread like chapati, naan or pulka cut the pieces into small.
- Similarly when you are willing to serve with Biryani or rice recipes let the pieces be medium to large size.
- To get extra flavor we can add coconut paste in a small portion.
- After boiling potatoes remove hot water and then pour cold water over it so that we can remove its skin easily.
- As we add salt while boiling potatoes, adjust its quantity while making potato kurma.
Aloo Kurma | How to make Aloo Korma Recipe | Potato Kurma Recipe
Ingredients
- Potatoes – ½ Kg.
- Salt – 1 ¼ tbsp.
- Water – 1 ½ glass
- Cinnamon sticks – 2 No.
- Cloves – 3 No.
- Bay leaves – 2 No.
- Cashew – 2 tbsp.
- Dry coconut – 3 tbsp.
- Poppy seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Oil – 4 tbsp.
- Mustard seeds – ¼ tbsp.
- Cumin seeds – ¼ tbsp.
- Chana dal – ½ tbsp.
- Onions – 1 cup
- Green chillies – 3 No.
- Ginger garlic paste – ½ tbsp.
- Tomatoes – 2 No.
- Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tbsp.
- Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp.
- Curd – 2 tbsp.
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp.
- Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.
Instructions
- Cut potatoes into pieces so that they get cooked fast. Add them to a pressure cooker and add glass water and a little salt.
- Boil them for 2 whistle blows. The first one on high flame and the second on low flame.
- Dry roast spices on low flame. First add cinnamon sticks, coconut pieces, cashew, cloves, bay leaf and poppy seeds.
- Transfer to another plate and let them cool.
- In a pan pour little oil and add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, chana dal, onions and green chillies.
- Once onions turn translucent add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a while.
- Meanwhile, grind the above spices and add tomatoes to them to get a soft paste.
- Add curry leaves and mix, once they turn soft add tomato paste and mix.
- Sprinkle little salt as per your taste and turmeric powder. Add water to get gravy.
- Add boiled potatoes and curd. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes till you get a thick gravy.
Sprinkle coriander powder and coriander leaves over Aloo Kurma Recipe and serve hot.
Recipe Video
How to make Aloo Kurma Recipe:
1. Slice potatoes into two halves and put them in a pressure cooker. Add ¾ tbsp. salt and a glass full of water and pressure cook for 2 whistleblow on high flame.
2. In a kadai add cinnamon sticks, cloves, bay leaves and cashew. Dry roast on low flame.
3. Add dry coconut pieces and poppy seeds. Roast and transfer to another plate to cool.
4. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and chana dal.
5. Add finely sliced onions, green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Saute for a while till its raw flavor is cooked.
6. Meanwhile, transfer roasted spices to a mixer grinder and make a coarse powder.
7. Add tomatoes and grind further to get a soft paste.
8. Put curry leaves and above tomato-spice paste and mix.
9. Add salt, turmeric powder and little water and mix to get gravy.
10. Once potatoes are boiled, remove skin and slice into medium size chunks and add them.
11. Add curd and cook for 5 minutes with lid covered.
12. Once you get thick gravy, sprinkle coriander powder and coriander leaves.
13. Mix and serve Aloo Kurma Recipe hot accompanied with Indian bread or with rice variants.
