Indian style dry potato sabji

Poori bhaji

Ingredients 

5 medium potatoes 

1 teaspoon jeera seeds 

1/4 teaspoon asafoetida or hing

1 teaspoon turmeric powder 

8 green chilies

handful of coriander leaves

1 teaspoon lime 

handful curry leaves 

Salt to taste

1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Dry potato sabji or bhaji

Step 1: Boil potatoes in an Insta-Pot (2 minutes on High) or a regular pressure cooker (4 whistles). After releasing the pressure, peel and cut into small pieces and apply turmeric powder, salt, lime and little sugar. Keep aside. 

Step 2: In a separate pan, heat oil and add jeera seeds and let them cook until they splutter. Add curry leaves, asafoetida powder, and finely chopped chilies into the oil. Add some water and let it cook on a low flame for 5-7 minutes. 

Step 3: Add the potato (from step 1) and let it cook on a low flame for 5-10 minutes. Add finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with chapatis or pooris. 

Sesame Prawn Toast

Sesame prawn toast 

Ingredients

White bread slices (as needed)
12-15 prawns/shrimps
2 tablespoons soya sauce

1 medium sized red onion

1 teaspoon tomato ketchup

5 green chilies

1 tablespoon chilli sauce or chilli powder

2 tablespoons corn flour

White sesame seeds (as needed)

2 eggs 

Salt to taste

2 teaspoon vinegar (optional)

Oil to fry

Step 1: Mince the shrimp and marinate with salt. 

Step 2: Dice and sauté the onion, finely chopped chilies, tomato ketchup, soya sauce, vinegar, sugar and salt for around 5 minutes on low flame until it is cooked. 

Step 3: In a separate bowl, stir corn flour in cold water and mix well. 

Step 4: Add the corn flour mixture to the onion paste (from Step 2) and let it cool. 

Step 5: After it has completed cooled, add the minced shrimp. 

Step 6: Apply the paste to slices of bread (I used white bread), sprinkle sesame seeds as needed. 

Step 7: Beat the eggs in a separate bowl. 

Step 8: Dip only the top of the bread slice (I usually cut the slices into triangular pieces) into the egg mix, and deep fry it.  

Step 9: Serve hot.