Nimakayya Poori Koora

This is the way my grandmother used to make poori sabji. She never ate onions, so this would satisfy even the most strict Brahmins.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 223 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup water
• salt to taste
• 3 potatoes
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 3 green chile peppers, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon skinned split black lentils (urad dal)
• 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
• ¼ teaspoon asafoetida powder
• 1 tablespoon chickpea flour (besan)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Remove and discard the skins; mash the flesh of the potatoes into coarse chunks.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the red chile peppers, urad dal, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds in the hot oil until the seeds begin to splutter; add the green chile peppers, curry leaves, ginger, and asafoetida powder and fry together for 1 minutes. Stir the potatoes, turmeric, and 1 cup water into the mixture; season with salt and ground red pepper.

Step 3

Mix the chickpea flour and 1 tablespoon water together in a small bowl to make a paste; stir into the potato mixture and cook until it thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the lime juice over the dish and garnish with cilantro to serve.