Mochai (peeled) 1/2 cup Potato 1 (big) Onion 1 Tomato 1 Coconut(scrapped) 2 tblsp Jeera or fennel seeds 1 tsp Red chili powder 3/4 tsp Salt as needed Small onions|shallots 4 Small garlic 5-7 pods Oil 3 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Curry leaves few
Cook the mochai in pressure cooker for 3 whistles by adding little salt to it. Pressure cook the potato and peel the skin and cut them into cubes. Do not over cook the mochai and potato.
Finely chop the onions and tomato. Peel the skin of the shallots and grind the coconut, jeera (or sombu), shallots, garlic(if adding) and red chili powder into a fine paste. Add little water while grinding.
In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves. If adding garlic pods do add at this stage and cook well. I have big garlic only so i don’t want to add. Do add the small garlic pods if you have that in hand. Add the onions and saute till translucent. Add the tomatoes and cook for a while.
Now add the ground masala to this and cook for 3 minutes in a low flame. Add salt to this. Do remember that we have added little salt while cooking the mochai too.
Now add the cooked mochai and potato. Mix well and saute for 5 minutes in a low flame.
Switch off the flame . Serve it hot with plain rice and rasam. A heavenly combo with Garlic |poodu rasam and hot rice.
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