Recipe for Potato Masala Curry

Ingredients:
Potato - 1/2 kg
Fresh grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
Gram dal - 1 tbsp
Sambar Onions (Shallots) - 6 nos
Red Chillies - 8 to 10 nos
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp
Garlic flakes - 12 nos
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 big
Tomato - 2 nos
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method:
Boil and peel the skin of the potatoes. Cut them into square pieces. Grind red chillies, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, sambar onions, gram dal, garlic, ginger and 1/4 cup of coriander leaves to a fine paste.

Extract thick milk out of coconut. Chop onions and tomatoes finely.

In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds. When the splutter add the chopped onions, tomatoes and turmeric powder. Cook well till the oil floats on top. Add the ground masala and required salt, mix well. Add the potato pieces and cook for a few minutes till the potato pieces are cooked well in the masala. Add the coconut milk and cook for just a minute.

Remove from flame. Decorate it with chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.