Potato Curry
Potato curry is a spiced recipe that makes part of a full meal platter and served during a main meal. It is typical to the Kenyan Indian community and is relished by the entire family.
Ingredients
2 potatoes, unpeeled, Irish, white, raw (558 g)
2 tomatoes, red, ripe (223 g)
2 tsp. (9 g) salt, iodized
¼ tsp. (1 g) turmeric powder
2 tsp. (6 g) coriander powder
¼ tsp. (1 g) red chilli powder
3 ½ tbsp. (42 g) cooking oil
¼ tsp. (1 g) fenugreek seeds, raw
1 tsp. (3 g) mustard seeds, raw
½ tsp. (3 g) cumin seeds, raw
½ bunch (2 g) curry leaves
¼ lemon, fresh (5 g)
2 tsp. (9 g) sugar
1 1/3 cups (299 g) water
Preparation 15 minutes | Cooking 30 minutes | Serves 4
• Peel wash and cut the potatoes.
• Blend tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.
• Put 2 ½ tablespoons of cooking oil in a cooking pot and heat for 3 minutes.
• Add the fenugreek, mustard seeds, curry leaves and cumin seeds.
• Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the blended ingredients, mix and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add salt and all the water and cook for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the sugar and lemon juice into a separate cup.
• Add the potatoes and stir. Add the sugar-lemon juice solution.
• Cover to cook for 16 minutes or until the pota- toes are tender.
• Remove from heat and serve.
Nutrition data per 100g of recipe:
Energy 608 kJ/ 145 kcal │| Fat 7.0 g │| Carbohydrates 17.3 g │| Protein 2.2 g │| Fibre 2.2 g │
Vitamin A 10 mcg |│ Iron 1.7 mg │| Zinc 0.41 m
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