Batata Nu Shaak Video

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Batata Nu Shaak is one of the most popular Gujarati foods, made in almost every household. A wonderful combination of sesame seeds, curry leaves and ginger-green chilli paste giver a very distinct flavour to the otherwise bland potatoes in this gujarati potato sabzi.

Recipe Description for Batata Nu Shaak, Bateta Nu Shaak

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

For Batata Nu Shaak
2 cups boiled peeled potato cubes
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
4 tsp sesame seeds (til)
a few curry leaves (kadi patta)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
4 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)

For Serving With Batata Nu Shaak
gujarati dal
rice

Method

For batata nu shaak

To make {span class="bold1"}batata nu shaak{/span}, heat the oil in a non-stick kadhai and add the mustard seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida.
When the seeds crackle, add the potatoes, salt, turmeric powder and ginger-green chilli paste, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring once in between.
Add the lemon juice and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another minute.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}batata nu shaak{/span} hot with gujarati dal and rice.

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RECIPE SOURCE : The Complete Gujarati Cook Book- New Edition