Piaji tarkari
By: sweta
Published: Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 7:28am

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

1 Chop the potato into large chunks. 2 Dry roast the cumin seeds , coriander seeds, 2 whole red chillis, cardamon, cinnamon, and cloves. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 Add 3 cups of water along with a little amount of salt. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 2-3 mins. 7 Add the piaji and simmer for another 8-10 mins or till the piaji softens. Do not stir vigourously so the piaji might break. 8 Serve with rice/roti. 9 Note: Refer to my earlier post for preparing the piaji : 10 a href="http://authenticoriyafood-oriyarasoi.blogspot.com/2011/06/piaji-split-gram-fritters.html">Piaji ( Split Gram fritters )