This Potato Kurma recipe is very simple and straight forward. Made with onion, tomato, potato and coconut paste. Best for family dinner and for party
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South Indian Potato Kurma

This South Indian Potato Kurma recipe is very easy to make and requires only a pressure cooker and a ladle for cooking. It made me humming while cooking as there is no tiring job of doing the dishes tonight.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Potato Kurma
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 164kcal
Author Sujatha Muralidhar

Ingredients

  • 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 clove
  • 1 cardamom
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 onion medium size
  • 1 tomato medium size
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper / red chili powder
  • 2/3 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 Potatoes cooked and peeled
  • 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
  • 1 tsp salt or as required
  • 1/4 cup coconut ground

Instructions

  • Chop onion and tomato finely
  • Cook, peel potatoes. And cube into bite size pieces. 
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom. 
  • Fry them until it becomes golden brown.
  • Now add onion. And cook in medium flame till it becomes pink.
  • Then add chopped tomato. Cook it until it becomes mushy.
  • Add cayenne pepper/chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder. Cook for a minute.
  • Add a cup of water and allow it to boil for 10 minutes, in medium flame.
  • Then add potato pieces, and ground coconut.
  • Allow it to cook for 5 minutes in slow flame.
  • Switch off the flame. 
  • Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 590mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 18.7mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 4mg