Batatya Cha Kachrya

Name: Batatya Cha Kachrya
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; ¼ teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon red chile powder; ½ teaspoon table salt; 2 green chiles, stemmed and broken in half; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 8 to 10 fresh curry leaves; ¼ teaspoon brown mustard seeds; 5 small potatoes; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Sautéed potatoes with curry leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Enter a home in Maharashtra or an urban Mumbai household, and this is the comfort food you probably will be served: a simple dry preparation of potatoes.

Ingredients

5 small potatoes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
¼ teaspoon brown mustard seeds

Asia
India
Maharashtra
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Peel the potatoes, halve them lengthwise, and cut into thin semicircular slices. Soak them in 3 cups (600 ml) water in a large bowl.
Place a nonstick sauté pan over medium