Name: Ambat Batata
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 small potatoes, boiled and peeled; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ cup (125 grams) plain yogurt; 3 green chiles, stemmed and chopped; 3 medium red onions, chopped; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 6 or 7 fresh curry leaves; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; ¼ cup (30 grams) grated fresh coconut (or frozen nsweetened coconut); 4 or 5 fresh kokum petals, or 2 or 3 dried (see Note); ¼ cup (15 grams) chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Potatoes are an essential ingredient in the Indian kitchen, and I love learning new ways of serving them. Ambat batata is a sour potato curry from Malwan, which lies along the Konkan coast of Maharashtra. Ambat in Marathi means “sour,” and here the flavor comes from yogurt and kokum. I love this dish with hot rotis.