Kanda Batata Rasaa

For SWC-Maharashtra event

Ingredients

3 potatoes

1 onion

1 tsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp asafoetida

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp garam masala

salt as per taste

Method

1. Slice the onion long. Peel and slice the potatoes in big pieces.

2. Heat oil in a vessel. Add mustard seeds, when they crackle add chopped onions and fry till the onion become a little brown.

3. Add turmeric, asafoetida, red chilli powder and garam masala. Stir fry for a minute and then add potatoes.

4. Mix and add water enough to cook the potatoes. Add salt as per taste.

5. Cook until the potatoes become soft. Serve hot with chappati.

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Batatyache Bharit

For SWC-Maharashtra event

Ingredients

2 potatoes boiled peeled and smashed

1 cup yogurt

1 green chilli chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp turmeric

a pinch asafoetida

a few curry leaves

1 tsp oil/claryfied butter (ghee)

Salt to taste

Method

1. Boil the potatoes nicely. Cool, peel and mash them with hand roughly.

2. Heat oil/ghee in a small kadhai and add cumin seeds to it.

3. When they crackle add chilli, asafoetida, curry leaves and turmeric to it.

4. Pour this tempering on the mashed potatoes. Add yogurt and salt.

5. Mix well and serve.

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Lauki Pancakes

For the TOI Vow-Bottlegourd Event

Ingredients

1 cup grated bottlegourd
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 cup wheat flour (or as required to form a dough when mixed with bottle gourd)
Salt as per taste

Method

1. Mix grated bottle gourd, red chilli powder and salt.

2. Add wheat flour to it as to make a dough. Do not add water.

3. Press pancakes on the tawa with hand. Put a tsp of oil on it and cook crisp from both sides.

4. Serve hot with ketchup or yogurt.

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