Potato Sagu

Potato Sagu is a spicy gravy with onions & potatoes, that can be used as a side for poori, rice, chapathi or rava idli.

VJ always talks about one of his relatives who makes this delicious potato sagu and packs it with chapathi as take-out lunch for him. He likes it especially when chapathi and a spoon full of hot potato sagu are layered one on top of another (imagine how soft & juicy chapathi will be from that hot gravy). I still remember the way he made me drool for chapathi/potato sagu combo when he explained how sagu oozes into his mouth when he takes a bite into this heavenly combination :) You should definitely try it whenever you get a chance!

Ingredients

Medium sized potatoes – 4-5 nos
Finely chopped onion - 1.5 nos (big)
Tomatoes - 2 nos (finely chopped)
Slit green chillies - 2 nos
Cilantro - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Method

Pressure cook the potatoes, peel and cut them into small pieces (I mash a potato or two for thicker gravy). Heat oil in a pan. Once oil gets heated, splutter the mustard seeds & fry cumin seeds until fragrant. Then, add green chillies & onion and saute till the onions turns transparent. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until the raw smell of the tomatoes are gone. Add the potatoes, salt, and 3/4 cup of water (add more or less water for the consistency that you like). Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and cook them until all of the spices & salt are infused into potatoes. 

Finally, garnish with chopped coriander leaves.