BATATE GOJJU

Batate Gojju is delicious and popular konkani dish that can be served alone or as dip or even with steamed rice. This is prepared using potato and yogurt. I call it Indian style mashed potatoes. I love the aroma of hing, flavor of garlic, crunchiness of urad dal, chana dal, cashews and spiciness of green chilli very much in this dish. I have served it as dip with baked falafel.

Preparation time : 15 minutes
Serves : 3

Ingredients for Batate Gojju

Potatoes - 3
Yogurt / Curd - ½ cup
Water - ½ cup
Garlic cloves - 3 to 5
Small Green chillies - 2 (adjust as per your taste)
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnish

For the tempering
Coconut Oil / Vegetable Oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Chana Dal - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Asafoetida or Hing - ¼ tsp
Broken cashews - 1 tbsp

Steps to prepare Batate Gojju

• Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and mash them or peel the skin of potato, cut them into cubes, microwave for 5 minutes and mash them.
• Grind the garlic cloves and green chiili adding water or crush them in mortar and pestle.
• Transfer the mashed potatoes, the crushed or ground paste, yogurt, salt  in bowl and mix well.
• Tempering : Heat oil in pan. add the mustard seeds when they start to splutter add the urad dal, chana dal and cashews and saute till golden in color. Now add hing and curry leaves, saute and switch of the flame.
• Add this tempering to the gojju and mix well. garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Batate gojju is now ready. Serve and enjoy.

Tip:

• Adjust the water depending on how you like to have it (as dip or as mashed potatoes).
• Vary the amount of green chillies as per your taste.