Potato Bhaaji 1

Ingredients:

3-4 medium potatoes
2 green chili peppers chopped or 1 Tb chili paste
7-8 curry leaves
1 tsp grated ginger root
4 tsp peanut oil for oil tempering
1/4 tsp black mustard seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/8 tsp hing powder
1/2 tsp sugar or to taste
salt to taste
2 tsp lemon juice (optional)
handful cilantro leaves chopped fine
3 Tsp freshly grated coconut (optional)

Recipe:

Boil potatoes and peel them. Cut them into 1/2"x1/2" pieces.
Add salt, sugar, chili paste and ginger and mix well.
Prepare oil tempering and add hing powder.
Add curry leaves and potatoes and stir well.
Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remember potatoes are already cooked. This is to cook spices.
Add chopped cilantro leaves.
Add fresh coconut and serve.

Notes:

1) Use as a side dish.
2) You need more oil for tempering as potatoes absorb more oil than other veggies.
3) Glossary of Vegetables - Indian Names
http://www.syvum.com/recipes/indian/glossv1.html