Kooka Sagle ( Chinese Potato Cooked in Coconut Based Dry Masala )

Kooka Sagle ( Chinese Potato Cooked in Coconut Based Dry Masala )

•  Kooka/Chinese potato ... 1/4 th kg 

To grind to a semi coarse paste . 

• Grated Coconut..1 cup 
• Coriander seeds .. 2 tsp 
• Methi /Fenugreek seeds ..1/4 th tsp
•  Roasted  dry red chilly ... 5 to 6 
• Tamarind ..Tamarind seed size  
• Salt to taste . 

 Seasoning 

• Oil ..2 tsp 
• Mustard seeds .. 1/2 tsp 
• Curry leaves ..1 sprig 

Method 
Wash the Chinese potatoes well , n remove the mud on it ... Put it in a shack cloth n beat it well . This helps in easy removal of the skin . Put them in water n scrap the extra skin with a knife or backside of the spoon . 

Chop them into 2 pieces  . 

in little oil roast coriander seeds n fenugreek seeds ..keep it aside 

Grind grated coconut, roasted dry red chilles, tamarind to a semi coarse masala  n just before removing the masala ,add the roasted coriander n fenugreek seeds n grind for a few seconds . 

In a kadai add oil, splutter mustard seeds, then add curry leaves , add the ground masala , chopped Chinese potatoes, little water , salt n cook till all the water evaporates n the Chinese potato is cooked .