POTATO CHOPS

500gms - cut potatoes boiled
peas konjam serthukonga
200 gms onions
200 gms tomatoes
200 gms yoghurt
1/2 tsp corriander powder
2 to 4 green chillies (as per your taste)
1" ginger & 6 garlic pods ground to paste
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp sombu powdered
1" cinnamon powdered
1 clove powdered
4 milagu powdered
corriander leaves little & mint leaves little
jeeragam little
turmeric

Grind to paste nions/ garlic ginger/ corriander/ mint /green chillies keep this aside.

In oil/ghee...add konjam cummin seeds....now add the ground paste...do this in medium fire only....nalla surundu varum apo add in the tomatoes...turmeric little..let this fry well also...till water evaporates...ipo veedu full ah gama gama nu vaasanai varum...Wink saapidaathavanga naaku oorikitu irukum.... Mr. Green

now add in the ground powders.... fry for a bit till it blends well with the masalaa mothai.....now add in the curds.....keep stirring.....ipo add in the potatoes & peas....add salt & cover & cook for a bit then open it & stir it well...if u like it a little watery add little water & then ....add in more cut corriander leaves.....taa daaa....potato chops my version ready.......Wink

ANOTHER WAY :

Ingredients:
300 grms potatoes.
1 tsp red chillie powder
1 tsp corn flour
Little salt
Oil for frying

2 big onions sliced fine
1 tomato chopped fine
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 heaped tsp chillie powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp corn flour
¼ tsp gram masala powder
A pinch of jaggery
Salt to taste
1 tbs oil

Method:
Wash and peel the potatoes.
Cut them into long strips.
Add in the chillie powder, corn flour
and salt. Marinate them for about 30 minutes.
It will ooze out lot of liquid.
Drain and semi fry in oil. Keep aside.

Heat a wok with oil, add in the sliced onions.
Sauté well, add in the ginger and garlic paste.
Sauté again, add in the chopped tomatoes.
Stir nicely till it becomes mushy.
Add in the chillie powder, turmeric powder,
garam masala powder, corn flour , salt and jaggery.

Mix nicely till the oil seperates, add in the fried potatoes.
Take care and turn the potato slices slowly.
The gravy will thicken and coat the potato slices.
Keep on turning the slices till they look dry and with
a rich brownish red colour.
Dish out and serve.


Note: I think Selviem's mom's version would be more tastier
with the pottu kadalai flour and cashew paste.




ONE MORE WAY :

POTATO CHOPS (my friend’s)

Ingredients:
300 grms potatoes boiled and diced

Spices:
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp cumin powder
2 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp coriander powder
¼ tsp garam masala powder

Tempering
2 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 big onion chopped
1 tomato chopped fine
3 pips of garlic chopped
1 sprig curry leaves

½ cup water
¼ tsp tamarind paste
½ tsp jaggery
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves.

Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in all the tempering ingredients.
Stir them around in a medium heat.

Now add in all the spices, and sauté for few seconds.
Add in the cubed potatoes, and sauté for a minute.

Now add in the water, tamarind paste and jiggery.
Stir nicely and allow to boil on medium heat.

Stir now and then till the gravy thickens.
The potato cubes should be coated well with the gravy.
Remove and garnish with coriander leaves.
Goes well with chapathi or rice.