1Soak potatoes in water and scrub them clean before using, leaving the skin on for flavor.
2Crush green chillies, ginger, and a pinch of salt to a paste.
3Prepare the moshla mix with cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli powder, aamchur powder, gorom moshla, and chaat masala; you will need 5g for this recipe.
4Heat 20g mustard oil until it smokes gently and changes color to a pale yellow.
5Add dried red chillies and hing, frying the hing for 10 seconds.
6Add panch phoron and wait until the methi in it turns red.
7Add the ginger and green chilli paste and fry on low heat for 30 seconds.
8Add 5g of the moshla mix, ½ tsp Kashmiri red chilli, and 5g sugar, frying on low heat for 30 seconds, being careful not to burn them.
9Add the potatoes and salt, then sauté with the spices on medium heat for 6 minutes.
10Crush kasuri methi and add it along with black salt.
11Add 300g hot water and boil until potatoes are cooked, about 10 minutes.
12Ensure the potato starch thickens the gravy; if not, mash in a couple of potatoes.
13Add the boiled motor.
Ingredients
500 g potatoes (3cm cubes)
3 g green chillies
12 g ginger
a pinch salt
25 g boiled motor (soaked overnight and boiled)
2 pcs dried red chillies
1 tsp panch phoron
0.25 tsp hing (asafoetida)
0.25 tsp kasuri methi
5 g sugar
5 g salt
5 g beetnoon (black salt)
5 g alu
torkari moshla mix
20 g mustard oil
0.5 tsp Kashmiri red chilli
300 g hot water
4 g cumin powder
5 g coriander powder
4 g turmeric
3 g red chilli powder
2 g aamchur powder (dried-mango powder)
2 g gorom moshla
6 g chaat masala
Tips
For a rich red color, fry chili powder and sugar directly in oil.
Be careful not to burn the spices while frying.
Potato starch should thicken the gravy; if not, mash a couple of potatoes.
If making a huge batch, potatoes can be boiled separately before adding them to the pan.