SOPPUR KUK & CHUNDA PHAL UPKARI /Kochi GSB Konkani style recipe/ Chinese Potato & Turkey berry Stir Fry

Chinese Potato is called Soppur Kuk in Konkani. It is also called Koorka in Malayalam. Sopur Kukka Upkari is a famous Konkani dish.Chinese Potato has a distinct flavour of its own and they tastes better than Potatoes.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this Soppur Kuk & Chunda Phal Upkari / Chinese Potato &Turkey Berry Stir Fry.

Ingredients:-

Chinese Potato (Soppur Kuk). -1/4 kg
Turkey berry (Chunda phal).      - 20

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil             -1tbsp +1tsp
Mustard seeds.       -1tsp
Red chilly powder . -1tsp
Turmeric powder.    -1/4tsp   
Hing powder.           -1/4 tsp

Instructions:-

Remove the mud, peel the outer skin using knife, wash and chop 25 Chinese Potato (Soppur Kuk) into small square cubes.Keep them in water.So that they donot discolour.

Wash and chop each Turkey berry/ Chunda phal into half pieces.Keep them in little water in a bowl.So the Turkey berry /Chunda Phal will not become black.Drain water just before cooking the Turkey berry pieces.

Method:-

Heat 1tbsp Coconut oil or any Cooking oil in a pan and splutter 1tsp Mustard seeds and saute well.

Lower the flame and add 1tsp Red chilly powder, 1/4tsp Turmeric powder and 1tsp Hing powder into the pan and saute well. 

Drain the water completely and add the chopped Chinese Potato pieces into the pan and saute well.

Add 1 cup of water and required Salt into the pan and mix well. Boil and cook the Chinese Potato pieces.Cover the pan with a lid and cook the Chinese Potato on low flame till soft.Stir in between.

When the Chinese Potato becomes soft and cooked well, add the chopped Turkey berry into the pan. Mix the chopped Turkey berries with the cooked Chinese Potato pieces.

Close the Pan with lid and cook till the Chinese Potato and Turkey berry cooked well and the water is completely evaporated from the pan.Saute in between.

Add 1tsp Coconut oil on the top of the stir fry and mix well. Switch of the flame and transfer the stir fry to a serving plate.

A tasty Soppur Kuk & Chunda Phal Upkari / Chinese Potato &Turkey Berry Stir Fry is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.

Try the recipe and enjoy the dish.