A secret recipe shared by my friend - Anand Duggal
Ingredients:
- 3-4 Peeled and chopped Potatoes
- 3 tbsp curd
- Begal gram flour/besan
- Hing/asafoetida
- Mustard seeds
- 1-2 green chillies
- Vegetable oil
- Masalas: Red chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala (from local indian store) and salt to taste
Method:
- Heat oil in pan/pressure cooker.Throw in mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.
- Add a pinch of hing/asafoetida and green chilly whole. Stir the mixture.
- Put the chopped potatoes.
- Add all the masalas ; i.e., Red chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt to taste.
- Mix and add water and pressure cook for 2 whistles for making aalus soft.
- Take curd and add gram flour and water and mix well. Pour the mixture to the aalu's and add garam masala on top. Keep stirring.
- Add a little water and then boil it to the desired consistency.
Please note: Dont use too much curd, else the curry becomes very sour.