" A delicious recipe." - Submitted by
Jenny Arjunan of South Africa.
Yellow Potato
Curry
- 4 baking potatoes, peeled
and quartered
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons ghee (pure
butter fat)*
- 1/2 onion, chopped or
sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 sprig curry leaves**
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 to 2 green chilies,
cut in halves
- 1/2 teaspoon tumeric
- Salt to taste
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Few sprigs dhania (coriander/cilantro
leaves)
- Heat oil and ghee on high, add onion,
garlic, curry leaves and mustard seeds and cook, stirring constantly,
until golden brown.
- Add tumeric, stir and add green chilies,
potatoes and water. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until
potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Add more water if curry
becomes to dry.
- Sprinkle with dhania leaves and serve
with fresh white bread, rice or rotis.
Makes 4 servings.
*Ghee can usually be found
in large supermarkets and specialty food stores. However, you
can make your own homemade
ghee very easily,
plus it keeps for a very long time without refrigeration.
** Basil or kaffir lime
leaves can be substituted.