INGREDIENTS:
- Potatoes - 3 medium
- Onion (chopped) - 1 medium
- Green peas - 3/4 cup
- Tomatoes – 2 nos
- Curry leaves – 4 or 5
- Green chillies, sliced – 5 nos
- Chopped coriander leaves – 3 Tbsp
- Asafetida - a pinch
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Salt – To taste
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Peel the potatoes and chop into small cubes. Put them in water to avoid browning.
- Now cook them over the stove top or microwave along with salt.
- Otherwise pressure cook potatoes with water and then chop into cubes. Keep the water aside.
- Now heat oil in a big pan and splutter mustard seeds in it and cumin seeds, asafetida and curry leaves.
- Then add the chopped onion, green chillies and cook until the onion turns transparent.
- Add salt, chopped tomatoes, turmeric, and mix well.
- Add the cooked potatoes, peas, salt, and water from the boiled potatoes. Check for the salt.
- Cover a lid and turn the flame to medium and let it boil until the whole thing becomes thick and starchy. If you want, you can cook potatoes now also.
- Turn off the stove and garnish Potato Saagu with coriander leaves and serve with appam, chapatti, poori, or Naan.
