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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Xacuti Potato

One of the letters that was difficult for me was X.. I did little search on the internet and found this delicious Goan dish. I then looked through my bookmarked recipes and had Priyas Xacuti Masala. This is originally done with seafood or chicken.I I used the masala and added them to the potatoes.. This was delicious dish and very eye appealing with its rich red color from the Kashmiri Red Chilis. I served this with Jeera Rice for dinner. We liked it a lot... I got the masala recipe from here. This is my choice for X – Regional
 
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Ingredients
Poppy Seeds - 2 table spoons
Black Pepper (Whole) - 10
Kashmiri Red Chili - 6
Cloves - 6
Cinnamon Stick - 1 piece
Ginger - 1 inch piece (grated)
Garlic - 8 cloves
Fennel Seeds - 1 tea spoon
Coriander Seeds - 1 tea spoon
Cumin Seeds - 1 tea spoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
Asafetida - A pinch
Coconut Oil - 1 tea spoon + 1 table spoon
Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated)
Onion - 1 (chopped big) + 1 (chopped fine)
Coriander Leaves - to garnish
Salt - 1/2 tea spoon + 1 tea spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tea spoon + 1/2 tea spoon

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Method
Boil the potatoes with 1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder until done. Peel them and set aside
Heat a tea spoon of coconut oil in a pan and sauté the red chili for 45 seconds, remove it from heat and keep it on plate.
In the same oil, roast the cloves, poppy seeds, black pepper, cinnamon stick, asafetida, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds until color changes slightly
Now add garlic, ginger and 1 onion (chopped big) and 1/2 tea spoon salt
Now add the coconut and sauté all for 1 minute and remove them to a plate and allow it to cool
Once cooled, grind to a paste adding little water

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Heat a table spoon of oil in a pan and chopped onions and 1 tea spoon of salt and cook until the onions are tender
Now add the grinded masala and allow it to cook until the oil separates
Add the boiled potatoes and 1 cup water and simmer for 5 minutes on low heat
You can add more water to bring it to the desired consistency
Remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves
Serve hot!!!

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14 comments:

  1. Very inviting potato with this masala..nice pictures

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  2. yes i do remember the masala from Priyas post...the aaloo look full of this super tempting spice and aaloo is one thing that is everyones fav.wonderful.

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  3. Xacuti with potato looks super inviting :) very very aromatic curry looks super yummmm :) love the masala paste you made !!

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  4. so delicious this looks.. :) Wow! Try visiting me in your free time! :)

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  5. Omg, look at those droolworthy xacuti potatoes,makes me droollllll..

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  6. Yum! Seeing the spices list, I'm sure this dish is very tasty!

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  7. Looks yum. I also made xacuti but posted just the masala!

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  8. Love the xacuti flavor and specially with potatoes.

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  9. Xacuti is there my bookmark list too..wanted to try this for the Goan theme for an old BM, but tried other things instead... The curry looks great!

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  10. Using potatoes in XXacuti sounds delicious. Will try next time I make this dish.

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  11. Potatoes and Xacuti masala. Yum Yum Yum.

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  12. 1st photo is breathtaking - and all those spices must make this such a flavorful curry

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  13. Looks yum. I love xauti must say nevver made it myself. Now I think I will mak eit . Good one Sowmya. The real authentic xauti is greenish.

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  14. awesome click Soumya!!!Must have tasted great too

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