Varhadi Aloo Bhat

Description

• Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian
• Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes, cubed
• cashews, to taste
• 1½ cups rice, washed
• ¾ cup yoghurt
• 5 cm ginger
• 2 pieces cinnamon
• 3 tsp coriander seeds
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ cup coriander leaves, chopped
• ¼ cup dry coconut (copra), grated
• 5 green chillies, chopped
• salt to taste
• oil for frying

Procedures

1. Fry potatoes and cashew nuts separately. Reserve.
2. Grind green chillies, ginger, cinnamon, coriander seeds and turmeric.
3. Heat 2 tbsps oil and fry the ground paste. Add fried potatoes and yoghurt. Add rice and stir fry.
4. Add 3 cups water, salt and cook the rice. Add fried cashew nuts.
5. Garnish with dry grated coconut and coriander leaves, and serve hot.