Potato Masala Curry - Side-dish for Poori, Magic Mingle#1, January 2012

Magic Mingle, New Event Kick-Started by Kalyani of Sizzling Tastebuds. Every month, we pick-up two ingredients, to be featured as the main taste adding ingredients of a dish. January's Magic Mingle Ingredients are Cinnamon and Chillies. If you guys, think only about Pulav's, please go visit the round-up linky @ Kalyani's, you would be dumbstruck to see different dishes featuring this combo!!!

When Kalyani announced the combo, i too thought of making some Pulav, then decided to try both the ingredients into this Masala Curry. I normally use only green chillies or Sambar powder while making this Potato Curry, never used any other kind of masala. For the first time, i have used cinnamon and it tasted good. Hoping to have Many such Magical Combinations, which push us to try something new every month.

Ingredients

4-5 nos Large Potatoes

1/2 Cup Peas, i have used frozen

2 Medium Onion, chopped

1 Medium Tomato, Chopped

4-5 Green Chillies, Chopped finely

1/4 tsp Cinnamon powder

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

hing a pinch

Turmeric a pinch

2 sprig curry leaves

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

To Grind

1 tsp Coriander seeds

2-3 Red Chillies, Long variety

Method

•  Dry Grind the Ingredients under "To Grind' to powder.
• Peel the Potatoes, Cube them and Cook them until soft. Mash them roughly.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan, splutter mustard seeds, add hing, turmeric, chopped chillies and curry leaves.
• Add Onions and saute till translucent. when done, add Tomatoes and the ground powder, cinnamon and 1/2 Cup of water.
• When it boils and rawness of the masala escapes, add Mashed Potates, peas salt and mix well.

• If the Curry is very dry, add another 1/2 cup of water and Keep the flame low.
• Let it Simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and Take it off the Stove.
• Serve hot with Poori.

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Pasta

Homemade pasta for supper tonight. It's so simple and much tastier than the shop bought variety.
I used 'OO' plain flour, take 300g, add 3 eggs and a pinch of salt and mix into a dough. I have a pasta machine but this can be done by rolling out again and again. Pass the dough through the machine using a thinner setting each time. Eventually the dough will be lovely and soft, and thin. Then just cut into the shape you desire, I made tagliatelle.

To cook: place in boiling water, return to the boil and cook for 1 minute, drain and enjoy with your favourite sauce/dressing.