This recipe for Potatoes in a Creamy Yogurt Sauce is just perfect for those times when you haven’t had a chance to get to the grocery store for fresh vegetables. The hardest part is boiling the potatoes. With the red of the tomatoes in the gravy and the green of the cilantro garnishing, it is a visual treat!
Ingredients:
Potatoes – 4 medium (boiled and cubed)
Oil – 4 tsp
Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp
Asofoetida (Hing) – pinch
Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Green Chilies – 1 to 2 to taste (chopped finely)
Ginger – 1 tsp (finely grated)
Garlic – 3 cloves (finely chopped)
Tomatoes – 14.5oz can diced tomatoes or 3 medium (diced)
Dhaniya Powder – 1 tbsp
Garam Masala – 1 tsp
Red Chili Powder – ½ tsp (to taste)
Paprika – ½ tsp
Salt – 1 tsp (to taste)
Yogurt – 1 ½ cups (well beaten)
Cilantro – finely chopped, for garnishing
Method:
- Heat Oil in a non-stick pan on medium heat.
- Add Cumin Seeds and allow them to sizzle.
- Add Asofoetida, Turmeric Powder, Curry Leaves, Green Chilies, Ginger and Garlic – allow to cook for 1 minute.
- Add Tomatoes, stir and cook for 3-4 minutes until Tomatoes are soft.
- Add Dhaniya Powder, Garam Masala, Red Chili Powder, Paprika and Salt – stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add Yogurt and cook while continuously stirring for 3-4 minutes.
- Add Potatoes, stir and allow mixture to boil.
- Garnish with Cilantro and serve hot with Pooris, Chappatis, Spinach Paranthas or Rice.
- Serves 4-5
Tips:
- Canned diced Tomatoes may be used in place of fresh for a deeper red color.
- Water or Milk (1/2 cup) may be added if potato gravy is too thick or Yogurt is too sour.
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November 30th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Fantastic Dish To Make:
This will be another dish I will add to my list thank you.
Ian Longman
Basingstoke,Hampshire,England.
http://www.readingfc.org
April 27th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Wow! Wounderful sabji-curry. Today I cooked for my wife and she liked it very much. Thx for nice recipe.
Here is the picture:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oxop-lkEhk9HKg2_FqdQXA?authkey=MoFOaKb2DHg
August 20th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Hi,
You did mention that the potatoes are not completely boiled. Can you kindly tell me how do you boil the potatoes like that if I am using both a pressure cooker. Alternatively, if I am not using a pressure cooker how do I achieve that.
Do apologize for asking these questions and hope you wouldn’t mind. Have to tell you your recipes is my survival. Keep up the great work.
Arvind
August 20th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Hi Arvind,
In the video we talk about keeping the potatoes firm and not over-cooking them (example for Aloo Parathas or Tikkis), but you do need to boil them till they are cooked. The potatoes are on the stove for only 2-4 minutes, so that is not enough to cook them.
Here are a couple of options for boiling them:
1. Pressure Cook them for 1 whistle, turn off stove and release the pressure immediately under running water (be very careful while doing this).
2. Microwave: In a microwave safe dish, put the potatoes, water and cover it tight. Put it in the microwave on ‘potato’ setting (most have it) or cook for 5-7 min increments and keep checking on them. My microwave takes anywhere from 12-15 minutes…depending on the size of the potatoes.
3. Cook on the stovetop with water and a very tight lid and hope it gets done in about 30-45 minutes.
Couple of tips for potatoes-
1. use similar size potatoes…if some are big, cut them to halves or quarters.
2. Peel while they are still hot but cut when they are cold (stick them in the fridge if you are in a big rush) so they don’t fall apart.
G’Luck!