This is my aayi’s special bhaji . She serves this with Puri . It is one of the most delicious potato dishes I have ever tasted. My taste buds scream with pain when I eat the sagu given with puris in Bangalore. Just try this and you will know what I mean ;).
Aayi makes this for breakfast. When I was a kid, I used to wake up to the amazing aroma of this bhaji on Sundays. The special homemade masala used for this dish gives a special kick to this dish. It tastes great when it is made spicy. The garlic gives an amazing garlicky taste and aroma. Aayi’s bhaji becomes blood red in color.
Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and chopped potatoes 3/4 cup chopped onions 1 tea spn chopped and crushed garlic 1/4 tea spn methi seeds 7-8 cloves 2″ piece cinnamon A pinch asafoetida 1-2 tea spn chili powder A pinch turmeric Oil Salt
Method: Dry roast 6 cloves, cinnamon, asafoetida & methi seeds. Crush them to powder. Heat oil and add 2 cloves. Add finely chopped onion. Fry till they turn slightly brownish. Add potatoes, water(1 cup), turmeric, salt, chili powder. Cover & cook. When 3/4th cooked, add crushed garlic and the spice powder. Cook till completely done. Serve hot.
Serves : 3-4 Preperation time : 25min
PS: Aayi uses boiled potatoes in it, I cook the potatoes in onion like mentioned above. Either way, it turns out great.
Before learning this, I used to make soup from the ready made packs. But it is always good to make it fresh than making from ready made powder. This I learnt from Ajji(Mrs Diwan, unfortunately I forgot her name, used to always refer to her as Amit’s ajji). Ofcourse I have done some modifications to it, since I could not remember the exact recipe told by her ;).
Ingredients: Tomatoes 4 Potato(small) 1 Ginger 1″ piece Garlic 2 flakes Corn flour or maida 1 tbl spn Pepper powder 1/2 tea spn Maggi taste maker(optional) 2 cubes Fresh cream(Optional) 1 tea spn Bread cubes(fried in oil or ghee)(Optional) 10 Salt
Method: Cook tomatoes, pealed potatoes, ginger, garlic(if more ginger-garlic is added, the soup gets spoiled) in sufficient water. Cool & grind to a smooth paste using the water used for cooking. (There should not be any lumps). Boil water & add taste maker. When they are dissolved, add the tomato paste. Add sufficient water and salt. Bring it to boil. Add some water to corn flour(or maida), make a smooth paste & add this to soup stirring continuously. Add the pepper powder. While serving, add cream & bread pieces(directly into soup bowl).
Serves : 3 Preparation time : 20min
