Batata sabji

Name: Batata sabji
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil/mustard oil; 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 3 Green chilies; 1 inch Ginger, grated or crushed; 5-6 Curry leaves; 0.75 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 pinch Hing (Asafoetida); 1 tsp jaggery/Sugar; 2 teaspoons Lemon juice or Lime juice; 6 medium Potatoes boiled, peeled, and cut into pieces; 1 medium red onion; 0.25 cup chopped Cilantro

Sammy_veg @sammy_veg

Easy batata sabji. Can be eaten with chapati or as masala for masala dosa.

Sammy_veg @sammy_veg

Easy batata sabji. Can be eaten with chapati or as masala for masala dosa.

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Ingredients

30mins+prep

3 servings

2 tablespoonsoil/mustard oil
How to use mustard oil
1/2 tspMustard seeds
1 tspCumin seeds
3Green chilies
1 inchGinger, grated or crushed
5-6Curry leaves
0.75 tspTurmeric powder
2 pinchHing (Asafoetida)
1 tspjaggery/Sugar
2 teaspoonsLemon juice or Lime juice
Veggies
6medium Potatoes boiled, peeled, and cut into pieces
1medium red onion
0.25 cupchopped Cilantro

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Steps

30mins+prep

1

Boil the potatoes in advance.
2

Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Follow tip on how to heat mustard oil.
Once hot add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.

How to use mustard oil
3

Now add green chilies, ginger and curry leaves. Saute for 30-40 seconds.
4

Add hing and turmeric powder.
Immediately add onions and sprinkle a little salt to speed up the cooking process.
5

Cook till onions become soft.
Now add boiled potatoes, salt and sugar. Mix well & cook for 2-3 minutes.
6

Lastly, add lime juice and cilantro. Stir and serve.

Tips

How to use mustard oil

Take desired qty of mustard oil in pan. Put it on high heat till it smokes. After a minute of smoking it will lose the pungent mustard odor. Start cooking. Beware oil will be super hot at this point. A suggestion would be to take it off heat to let it cool down a bit.

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