Panch phoran tarkari from Meghalaya cuisine.
A very simple, easy to make yet delicious potato dish. Generally potatoes eggplant and other vegetables are use to make this panch phoran taratari. But I have made it with only potatoes and green peas.
Meghalaya is a state in northeastern India. The name means “the abode of clouds”in Sanskrit.
Meghalaya is also the home to a large variety of fruits, vegetables, spices and medicinal plants. Meghalaya is also famous for its large variety of orchids — nearly 325 of them. Of these the largest variety is found in the Mawsmai, Mawmluh and Sohrarim forests in the Khasi hills.
Meghalayan cuisine is the local cuisine of the Indian state of Meghalaya. Meghalaya is home to three Mongoloid tribes; it has a unique cuisine, different from the other Seven Sister States of northeast India. The staple food of the people is rice with spicy meat and fish preparations. They rear goats, pigs, fowl, ducks and cows and relish their meat.
Source – Wikipedia
This month in Shhhhh cooking secretly challenge
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This month my partner is lovely Kalyani Sri. Who blog at Sizzling taste buds.
We gave each other two secret ingredients. Kalyani gave me potato and fennel seeds. And I gave her ginger and garlic. Check out her space for the wonderful recipe she shared with these ingredients.
This panch phoran taratari is very similar to Bengali aloo chhechki with panch phoran or Bengali five spices.
Panch phoran consists of fenugreek seeds or methi, Nigella seed or kalaunji, cumin seed or jeera, mustard seed or sarso and fennel seed or sounf.
Recipe
Potatoes – 4 large
Green peas – 1 cup
Panch phoran – 2 teaspoon
Bay leaf – 1
Dry red chilli – 1
Green chilli – 1 – 2, chopped
Cilantro or coriander leaves – handful, chopped
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Oil – 2 tablespoon
Method
1. Chop the potatoes in small cubes.
Wash, drain and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan.
Add panch phoran, dry red chilli and bay leaf.
3. For panch phoran mix 1/2 teaspoon each of fenugreek seeds or methi, Nigella seed or kalaunji, cumin seed or jeera, mustard seed or sarso and fennel seed or sounf.
4. When panch phoran starts to splutter add the potatoes, green peas and green chilli.
5. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cilantro or chopped coriander leaves. Mix well.
6. Cover and cook on simmer. Stir occasionally.
7. If the potatoes are sticking at the bottom add 3 – 4 tablespoon water.
8. Cook till the potatoes become tender. If you have used water then water should be evaporated completely.
9. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves.
Serve with paratha, puri, roti or any bread. It also taste great with dal chawal.
Note
Eggplant or any vegetables can be added with potatoes.
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