Rajasthani Bataki Recipe

Ingredients

( 1 ) 250 grams medium sized potatoes

( 2 ) 25 grams garlic cloves (paste)

( 3 ) 4 whole red chillies (dried - reshampatti)

( 4 ) ½ table spoon coriander seeds

( 5 ) A small piece of cinnamon

( 6 ) 5 cloves

( 7 ) 2 bay leaves

( 8 ) 2 table spoons ghee

( 9 ) ½ tea spoon cumin seeds

(10) A pinch asafoetida

(11) 1 tea spoon ginger-chilli paste

(12) 250 grams fresh curds

(13) ½ fresh coconut

(14) 1 tea spoon dhana jeera powder

(15) Salt to taste

Method

( 1 ) Boil and peel the small potatoes. Cut them into 2 pieces each.

( 2 ) Mix red chilli powder, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves (tamal patra). Soak all these ingredients in a little water. Grind them to a fine paste.

( 3 ) Heat the ghee and fry cumin seeds and asafoetida for 1 minutes. Add garlic paste and fry again.

( 4 ) Add the paste, ginger, chillies, dhana jeera powder, curds, salt and desiccated coconut. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the potatoes. Fry again for 2 to 3 minutes. Serve hot.

Courtesy - Aneri - My Favourite Recipe