Piaji tarkari

Photo: sweta

Ingredients

Piaji (8- 10 nos),

potato (1 large),

onion (1 medium),

tomato (1 large),

garlic flakes (3- 4 nos),

ginger-garlic paste (1 tsp),

cumin seeds (1/2 tsp),

coriander seeds (1 1/2 tsp),

chilli powder (1/2 tsp),

dry red chillis (3- 4 nos),

cardamon (2 nos),

bay leaves (1- 2 nos),

cloves (2 nos),

cinnamon (1 inch long),

fennel seeds (1/2 tsp),

garam masala (2 pinches),

turmeric,

salt,

oil (6- 7 tsp) .

Preparation

Chop the potato into large chunks.

Dry roast the cumin seeds , coriander seeds, 2 whole red chillis, cardamon, cinnamon, and cloves.

Grind the all the whole spices without adding any water . Then add the chopped onion, tomato and garlic flakes along with water and grind into a smooth paste.

Cooking: Heat the oil in a wok. Add the potato pieces along with a pinch of turmeric. Fry for 5 mins, remove from wok and keep aside.

Add the red chillis and bay leaves followed by the ground onion-tomato-masala paste and turmeric, and stir fry for 4-5 mins. The add the ginger garlic paste. Fry till the raw smell goes off ( abt 5 mins). Add the red chilli powder and fried potatoes and stir fry for 2 mins.

Add 3 cups of water along with a little amount of salt. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 2-3 mins.

Add the piaji and simmer for another 8-10 mins or till the piaji softens. Do not stir vigourously so the piaji might break.

Serve with rice/roti.

Note: Refer to my earlier post for preparing the piaji :

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