Spicy Onion Potato Curry | Konkani Batate Song | Aloo Pyaz Sabzi
Onion Potato Curry or Batate Song is a spicy and mouth-watering potato side dish from Konkani cuisine. This curry is served with steamed rice or boiled rice and dalitoy (konkani dal) for a complete amchi meal.
Servings: 4
Calories: 163kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Potatoes large or 3 Medium
- 1 Onion large, finely chopped, or two medium onions
- 1 Tomato large, finely chopped (or small tamarind ball)
- 2 tablespoon Coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon Red chile powder 4 Dry red chilies
- 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Boil the potatoes in your most preferred way.
- I wash and pressure cook the whole potatoes, peel them, and roughly mash them into chunks.2 Potatoes
- You can peel the skin of potatoes, cut them into cubes, microwave for 5 minutes, and roughly mash them.
- Roughly mashed potatoes blend well with the spices in this dish and give the dish its thick consistency.
Making of Batate song
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the onions and saute till they become golden brown in color for about 8 minutes on a medium flame.1 Onion, 2 tablespoon Coconut oil
Method 1
- Add the tomatoes or (tamarind soaked in ½ cup hot water and juice extracted) and cook this for 2 to 3 minutes.1 Tomato
- Add the red chile powder, and saute for another 1 minute.1 tablespoon Red chile powder
- Add the mashed potatoes, water for desired consistency, and salt to taste, and bring it to a nice boil and simmer for 5 minutes. This dish tastes best when it has a medium-thick consistency. Now add the coriander leaves and switch off the flame.Salt to taste, 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
Method 2
- Grind the tomatoes or tamarind along with red chilies and a little water to form a thick, smooth paste.
- Add this ground paste to the sauteed onions and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- To this, add mashed potatoes, water, and salt and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
Notes
- This aloo pyaz sabzi tastes the best when it's served spicy. But if you cannot handle the heat, then vary the amount of dry red chile powder accordingly.
- You can add another extra tomato if you like the curry tangier.
- The more you simmer the dish, the better the flavors get.
- If you are making with the grinding method, I also recommend adding 5 to 6 cashews. You are going to love the taste.
- A tender cashew nut called bibbo is also added to saung when in season.
- A popular Mangalorean fish panna upkari is made the same way. Fish is used instead of potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 601mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 865IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg