Potato Kurma
Posted by Madhavi on February 23, 2007
Last weekend my friend Sandhya made this potato kurma, we ate the kurma with coconut pulav. We used pretty much the same ingredients we used for pulav. So, it was easy prepping the ingredients. I really liked the flavor of the spices and yogurt together. A nice compliment for a rich coconut pulav.
Potato kurma can also be eaten with chapathi, puri, paratha and I guess even dosa.
This is my entry to Vaishali’s Jihva for Potato.
Recipe:
• Small white baby potato- 6 (you can use any kind of potato, depending
upon the size adjust the number of potatoes you need)
• Medium onion- 1
• Green chilies- 2
• Medium tomatoes – 2 to 3
• Ginger garlic paste- ½ tsp
• Garam masala- 1/4th to ½ tsp
• Cloves- 2
• Cardamom- 2
• Whole black pepper- 4
• ½ inch cinnamon stick
• Small bay leaves- 2
• Yogurt- ½ cup
• coriander leaves (chopped finely)
I put my potatoes in a corning bowl, cover it with a plate and cook it in microwave till its half done. It took about four minutes for my potatoes to be half way done in the microwave. I generally do this because it significantly reduces the cooking time. Then peel them and cut to small pieces.
Now take a pot add few teaspoons of oil, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and black pepper. Fry for few seconds then add the green chili, onion and cook till the onion becomes soft. Now add the ginger garlic paste. After a minute add the tomato and cook till they become nice and soft.
Now add the potato with garam masala and salt. Cook till the potato becomes soft and the whole mixture becomes little thick. This takes about ten minutes, at this point stir in the yogurt (wisk it before adding) with coriander leaves. Let it simmer for another five minutes and turn the stove off. Taste and re-season accordingly.






swapna said
Hi Madhavi
potato curry looks good…i do also prepare this dish..
Bhargavi said
Hi Madhavi!
Curry looks delicious.
We also prepare the same way,..I learnt from my mom. If any guest are visiting then I ll add 1 tbspn of cashewnut paste. This will make curry little heavy and tasty.
Good day!
Hi Madhavi said
I was browsing saw your recepie gonna try tomorrow. Could you please teach me how to do Avial??
Thanks,
Kamala
Hi Madhavi said
Potato Kurma looks good. Wondering do you know who to prepare sambar with smabar onions??
thanks,
kamala
Madhavi said
Hi Swapna,
Thank you.
Hi Bhargavi,
Its a great idea to add the cashew paste, it definitely makes the curry rich.
Hi Kamala,
Thank you. Do try and let me know how it turns out. For the sambar onion, peel the onion and drop it with other veggies and bring the sambar to boil for ten minutes or till the onion becomes soft. Hope this helps.
Madhavi.
Sridevi said
Hi Madhu,
Thanks for the Recipe…It came out really good.
Also had a question….How to store the Cilantro
leaves very well .It gets spoilt very soon.
Sridevi
Madhavi said
Hi Sridevi,
I really appreciate u trying all my recipes. The recipe for potato kurma is given by my best friend. I loved it too.
Coming to the cilantro, I usually spread the cilantro leaves in the paper towel and put this in a plastic cover and store it in the refrigerator. The paper towel absorbs the moisture from the cilantro and keeps it fresh for long. Hope this helps.
Madhavi.
Sridevi said
Thanks Madhu.Appreciate that.
gowri said
hi madhu,
your potato kurma looks yummy. Great photograph. Thans for sharing
vijaya said
hi madhavi
I was just browsing for potato kurma and found this n tried it. It was so good
Just want to ask a question
can u tell me one curry that goes very well with vegetable palov(excluding aloo)
Ramya said
Good dish.. a common one.. but the way u presented is good…
sundeep said
Hi Madhavi,
Thanks for an easy recipe.
it came out well…
-Sundeep.