Poori Kizhangu Masala | Hotel Style Poori Masala | Potato Masala for Puri

Poori and potato masala are an inseparable combination. Although there are huge number of side dish recipes, only potato masala can be the perfect choice for poori. They do wonders together. Nothing can beat this combination. Now let's see how to make hotel style poori masala. Recipe after the jump...

Poori Kizhangu Masala

Recipe Cusine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Boiled Potato - 2 to 3(based on its size)

Onion - 2

Green Chilli - 3

Roasted Gram(Pottu Kadalai) flour - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/8 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Channa dal / Kadala Paruppu - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - 3 sprigs

Oil - 2 tblspn

Method:

Pressure cook the potatoes for 3 whistles. Once cooled peels its skin and roughly mash it. Keep aside.

 Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds starts to pop, add channa dal.

When it begins to brown, add in sliced onion and slitted green chillies. Saute this for 2 to 3 mins. Add enough curry leaves. It adds a nice flavour to the masala.

Now, add in turmeric, salt and little water. Cover and cook until the onion becomes nice and soft. This process takes around 10 mins.

Add in roughly mashed potatoes and mix it properly.

To this, add a generous pinch of garam masala, roasted gram flour and cook for 3 mins and switch off the flame.

Serve with Poori. Enjoy!

 

Pictorial:

Pressure cook the potatoes for 3 whistles. Cool it, peel its skin and roughly mash it. Make a smooth powder with roasted gram dal or pottukadalai

Heat oil in a pan over medium flame, add mustard seeds. When it pops, add channa dal.

When it turns brown, add sliced onion and slitted green chillies

Add enough curry leaves. This adds additional taste

Add little water to this

Immediately, add some turmeric and salt

Cover with a lid and cook for 10 mins

When onion becomes nice and soft, add the mashed potatoes and mix it well

To this, add a generous pinch of garam masala

Its time to add ground pottukadalai powder. This step is optional.

Simmer it for 3 mins and put off the flame

Serve with Poori