Bombay saagu ( potato saagu)

Bombay saagu, potato saagu, bhaji served as an accomplishment with many breakfast dishes (poori, rava idly, set dosa etc) is my favorite among many side dishes. Simple yet tasty can be carried for lunch boxes. My little girl helped me in peeling potatoes and mashing them, her little helping hand really matters and she enjoys doing.

Ingredients:

2 medium sized boiled potato
1 large onion thinly sliced
1 medium sized tomato chopped(optional)
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
2-3 green chilli chopped
4-5 curry leaves

1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp gram flour/besan
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp urad dhal

1/2 tsp chana dhal
pinch of asafetida
1/2 tsp turmeric 
salt to taste
1 cup water

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, allow it to splutter add both the dhals and hing. 
• once the dhals start turning brown add onion, green chilli, curry leaves, ginger and fry well till the onion is done.
• add tomato fry till it turns soft (optional)
• add turmeric and salt.
• now mix in the boiled mashed potatoes and boiling water and stir continuously.
• in an other bowl mix water and gram flour to get rid of any lump formation.
• mix in the slurry to the boiling saagu preparation.
• Curry will start to thicken. Keep stirring in between, add chopped coriander and turn off the flame.
• serve hot as a side with rava idly, set dosa, poori etc