Kala Masala Vange Batata Fodi – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• In a blender jar take coconut.
• Add roasted peanut powder, ginger, garlic cloves, coriander leaves and blend everything into smooth paste.
• Add a little water while blending to make smooth paste. Vatan or masala is all ready.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add the blended masala into hot oil and fry the masala on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes.
• Peel the potato and cut it vertically into pieces.
• When masala begins to release oil add kala masala and mix well.  
• You can use any other stored masala in place of kala masala.
• Add red chili powder and fry well.
• Add potato and mix well. You can steam the potato for a minute or two without adding water.
• Add water and mix well.
• Cover and cook until potato is 50-60% cooked or for about 5 minutes.
• Add tomato and mix well. You can skip tomato if you don’t like as it is optional.
• Cover and cook for few minutes.
• Cut the stem part of vangi and cut it into 4 pieces.
• Add the chopped vangi into potato and mix well.
• Cook for another 6-7 minutes.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Vangi batata fodi in kala masala is all ready.
• You can have it with rice, bhakari or chapatti too.