Name: Potato curry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 1 tbsp brown or black mustard seeds; 3 long dried red Indian chillies; 12-15 curry leaves; 2 onions sliced; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp turmeric; 500g tomatoes quartered; 800g potatoes peeled and cut into very large chunks; 400g can coconut milk; chapatis, rotis or naan bread to serve; 150g pot natural yogurt; zest and juice 1 lime; ½ cucumber deseeded and coarsely grated; small handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped

Potato curry in a silver pan topped with bay leaf garnish

2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1 tbsp brown or black mustard seeds
3 long dried red Indian chillies
12-15 curry leaves
2 onions
sliced
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp turmeric
500g tomatoes
quartered
800g potatoes
peeled and cut into very large chunks
400g can coconut milk
chapatis, rotis or naan bread
to serve

For the raita

150g pot natural yogurt
zest and juice 1 lime
½ cucumber
deseeded and coarsely grated
small handful coriander
leaves, roughly chopped

Method

step 1
Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the mustard seeds, chillies and curry leaves until the seeds start to pop. Add the onions and fry until softened and starting to brown. stir in the spices, add the tomatoes and fry for 5 mins. Add the potatoes and stir to coat. Pour in the coconut milk with 200ml water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20-25 mins, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are just tender.
step 2
To make the raita, mix all the ingredients together with some seasoning.
step 3
If the curry looks a little too saucy, scoop out the potatoes with a slotted spoon into another dish, then boil the sauce until reduced a little. stir the potatoes back in to heat through, and season well (this curry needs a good sprinkling of salt). serve with warmed Indian bread and a dollop of raita.