POTATO TOMATO UPKARI / Spicy Potato Tomato Curry

Upkari in Konkani means a dry side dish.Potato Tomato Upkari is a dry side dish adding spice powders.This is one of the best Potato Tomato Curry recipe that you can make in a hurry,when you have no other vegetables or lentils stored in your kitchen.Once the Potato is boiled,making this Curry is very easy and simple.The recipe of this Potato Tomato Curry is very simple.You can also prepare this recipe without adding Onion.One of the best side dish you can serve with Rice, Chapathy, Parotta or Phulka .Try this recipe and enjoy.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this delicious Potato TomatoUpkari/ Spicy Potato Tomato Curry.

Ingredients:-

Potato.              - 4 medium size boiled
Tomato.             -2 medium size
Salt.                   -to taste

For seasoning:-

Coconut oil.        -3tbsp
Mustard seeds.   -1tsp
Urad dal.              -1tsp
Curry leaves.       -1spring
Onion.                  -2 medium size (optional)
Red chilly powder.-1tsp
Turmeric powder.  -1/4 tsp
Jeera powder.        -1/2 tsp (optional)

Instructions :-

Wash and boil Potato till soft with skin.Peel the outer skin of the boiled Potato and chop into big square pieces.Keep aside.

Remove the outer skin,wash and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

Wash and roughly chop Tomatoes and keep aside.

Method :-

Heat Coconut oil in a pan on low flame. Add Urad dal and splutter Mustard seeds.Saute well.Add Curry leaves and saute well.

Add finely chopped Onion and saute well till the Onion pieces become translucent.

Add roughly chopped tomatoes and saute well till the Tomato pieces become mushy.

Lower the flame and add Turmeric powder, Red chilly powder and Jeera powder[Cumin powder].Mix  the spice powders with Onion Tomato mixture.

Add the boiled and chopped Potato pieces and saute well.

Add required Salt and mix everything well.

Sprinkle little Water and stir well.[Add less Water to make the curry little thick.]

Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.Saute well in between.When the Curry becomes slightly thick switch off the flame.

A  very tasty Potato Tomato Upkari / Spicy Potato Tomato Curry is ready to serve hot as a side dish with steamed Rice, Chapathi, Phulka or Parota.