POTATO CURRY WITH TAMARIND

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Provided by Chitrita Banerji

Categories     Wok     Potato     Side     Sauté     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Curry     Vegan     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 dried hot red chiles (about 3 inches long), stems removed
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 lb medium boiling potatoes (about 5), scrubbed well
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California
3/4 teaspoon panch phoron (Bengali spice mix)
1/8 teaspoon asafetida powder
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 cup water plus 1/4 cup boiling water
1 1/2 teaspoons tamarind concentrate
1/2 teaspoon salt
Special Equipment
an electric coffee/spice grinder; a wok

Steps:

  • Toast chiles and cumin seeds in a dry small heavy skillet, shaking pan occasionally, until fragrant and just a shade darker, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool mixture, then finely grind in grinder.
  • Cover potatoes with salted cold water by 1 inch in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are just tender when pierced with a small sharp knife, about 12 minutes. Drain. Once cool enough to handle, peel potatoes with a small sharp knife or a vegetable peeler and cut into 1-inch pieces.
  • Heat oil in wok over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Add bay leaves, panch phoron, and asafetida and cook, stirring frequently, until seeds from panch phoron stop sputtering, about 1 minute. Add potatoes and turmeric and sauté, stirring, until potatoes are pale golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil, then simmer briskly, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
  • While potatoes are simmering, whisk together boiling water and tamarind. 3Add salt, 2 teaspoons cumin chile powder, and tamarind mixture to potatoes and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt. Discard bay leaves.

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