Baby Potato Masala Gravy is a creamy gravy made with baby potato in a rich onion tomato base with coconut cashew paste. This gravy makes an excellent side dish for rotis as well as biryanis.
First of all, one-pot dishes normally don't require a side dish. Above all, when you are having guests and need to make a feast even on a regular working day, rich gravies like this will work out best. We had a guest dropping in and I had planned on making Badshahi Pulao with some Alasanda Vada.
As I had mentioned we were making these vadas regular basis and planned only on this pulao and vada. When we knew our friends visiting us, we decided to make this gravy as well to make it complete.
Our gravies are always made with coconut base when we serve it with pulao and it is sometimes spicy too. This gravy was prepared with a mix of freshly ground coconut with cashew paste. First of all, the pulao was very rich and hence I made sure the gravy wasn't very rich.
Finally, we all enjoyed this simple meal and our guests loved the combination. However, on other occasions had we knew it before, we would make pooris as well. Our guests didn't want anything else and enjoyed the dishes.
This is for Day 2 in Simple thalis while in C4AS, it's another typical Tamil Meal.
Thalis & Platters
Week 1 - Platters for Kids
Pyjama Party for Day 1
Sandwich Platter for Day 2
Fusion Platter for Day 3
Pizza Party for Day 4
Week 2 - Thalis featuring Regional Cuisines - Veg Thalis
Dussehra Festival Thali for Day 1
Summer Special South Indian Vegetarian Menu for Day 2
Vegetarian Thali Menu List for Day 3
Gummadikaya Pulusu ~ Vegetarian Lunch Thali for Day 4
Varalakshmi Vratham Festival Thali for Day 5
Weekend Party Vegetarian Thali Menu for Day 6
Week 3 - Thalis featuring Indian Flatbreads
Bajra Methi ki Poori aur Sabji Thali for Day 1
Punjabi Bedmi Puri Nasta Thali for Day 2
Besan Ki Poori aur Sabzi Nasta Thali for Day 3
Rajasthani Bhedawi Puri aur Sabzi Thali for Day 4
Bhujia Paratha Menu for Day 5
Bikaneri Papad Ka Paratha Menu for Day 6
Week 4 - Thalis featuring Street Food of India
Banarasi Street food for Day 1
Delhi Street Food for Day 2
Haridwar Street Food for Day 3
Kolkata Street Food for Day 4
Mumbai Street Food for Day 5
Surati Street Food for Day 6
Week 5 - Simple every day assembled mini thalis
Alasandalu Vada for Day 1
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Step By Step Pictures for making Baby Potato Masala Gravy
Recipe
Baby Potato Masala Gravy
Ingredients
- 250 gms Baby Potato
- 1/2 cup Onions finely chopped
- 1 cup Tomato Puree
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chili Paste
- 1 tsp Coriander Paste
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- A Pinch Turmeric powder
- 3 tbsp Coconut Paste
- 2 tsp Cashew Paste
- 1/4 tsp Kasuri Methi
Instructions
- Wash and scrub the baby potatoes. Pressure cook with a little salt till tender.
- Once the pressure falls, remove the skins. Keep it aside.
- In a nonstick pan, heat oil. Add onions and saute well.
- Next, add ginger garlic paste.
- Once done, add the tomato puree and cook till the raw smell is not there.
- Add all the spice powders except garam masala and combine well.
- When the masala is well cooked, add the boiled potatoes.
- Combine well and cook well.
- Add the coconut paste and cashew paste. Add water as required.
- Add garam masala and bring to a boil.
- Finally, add the Kasuri methi and serve hot.
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vaishalisabnani says
I like coconut based gravies , though in routine it’s onion and tomatoes or just tomatoes . For us it’s a task to prepare coconut milk so I always stock tetra packs it makes things quite simple .
The aalloo curry sounds delicious , i like the coconut and cashew combo .
Suma Gandlur says
The pulao sure sounds and looks rich. The coconut - cashew base must have made the aloo curry richly flavored. This along with the vadas sound like an enjoyable combo.
Harini Rupanagudi says
Wow! The gravy looks so creamy and rich. Both coconut and cashew definitely make it flavorful. Love it.
Rajani says
That’s a great meal there and I am glad that your guest enjoyed it! I haven’t paired coconut paste with small onions before, looks very nice and delicious!
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
Simple gravies like these definitely make a feast even on regular days as you mentioned. Love the pulao and gravy combination. And with that vada it is indeed a feast.
Renu says
One of my favourite recipes of all, but unfortunately husband does not enjoy it s do not make it often. Your pics are tempting me to make it soon.
NARMADHA says
Baby potato gravy is absolute favorite in our place and this looks so creamy and delicious. Would need some hot hot chapati to enjoy this gravy. Whole thali looks inviting.