Potato Sagu (Potato Curry) is a simple yet delicious curry that can be made very quickly. This south Indian style preparation goes well with Rava Idly or Rava Dosa. It is also relished with poori in Karnataka. The preparation of Aloo Saagu is very different from potato curry made in the North India.
Potato Sagu can be served as an accompaniment with chapatis or dosa or poori. Potato or aloo sagu is very easy to prepare as there is no grinding process involved in this recipe. They are also known as Bombay Saagu and I have absolutely no clue why it is called so .
You may like to try our other similar recipes like Aloo Dum, Banarasi Aloo Dum and Aloo Pyaz ki Sukhi Sabzi.
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients For Potato Sagu
200 grams boiled potatoes
½ cup onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
1 tablespoon curry leaves
1 green chilli slit into two
1 teaspoon ginger chopped fine
1 tablespoon coriander chopped
½ teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon channa dal (split Bengal gram)
1 teaspoon urad dal (split husked black gram)
½ teaspoon mustard
½ teaspoon jeera (cumin)
¼ teaspoon hing (asafoetida)
1 dry red chilli
1 tablespoon besan (gram flour)
1 tablespoon oil salt to taste
Directions For Potato Sagu
- Chop the boiled potatoes or crush them.
- Heat oil in a pan; add mustard, cumin and let them crackle.
- Add both the dal.
- Saute till golden brown.
- Now add the chilli, ginger, onions and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add hing, curry leaves, tomatoes and saute for some time.
- Now add in the potatoes, haldi, salt and saute for few minutes.
- Mix besan in 1 cup water and pour in the potato mix.
- Bring to a boil and let it simmer for 6 to 8 minutes. Adjust the consistency accordingly.
- Switch off the heat add the lemon juice and coriander.
- Serve with rava Idly or rava dosa
