Tonjal Pepper fry with potatoes

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Total Time:
30-45 minutes
Serves: 4
Nutrition facts:

240 calories, 9 grams fat

Cuisine: Indian Recipe
Difficulty: Hard

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Ingredients

  • Tonjal/Paalpie - 1/2 kg
  • 2 cups - water
  • 2 tbsp - ginger garlic paste
  • 1 - big onion
  • 2 - tomatoes
  • A sprig of curry leaves
  • 2 - potatoes
  • Oil - 3 to 4 tbsps
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Saunf powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tsp
  • Lime juice - 1.5 tbsp
  • Chopped coriander leaves - 3 tbsps

How to Make Tonjal Pepper fry with potatoes

  • Clean the tonjal well. Slit them open and wash thoroughly. |Pressure cook the tonjal with 2 cups water and reserve the stock.
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions and curry leaves well.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and saute.
  • Add the tomato, all the masala powder and saute for a minute.
  • Add the tonjal with 1/4 cup of stock.
  • Mix well and continue frying till the oil separates from the masala and the greens shrivel up.
  • Add salt, grated coconut, 2 cups of stock add boiled and cubed potatoes.
  • Let the gravy thicken on medium heat for 8-10 mins.
  • Remove from heat, add lime juice and coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or rotis.

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