One of my favourites, a popular staple from any Konkani kitchen, Batata Saung. A tasty potato curry with just 2 basic ingredients onions and potatoes, spiced with red chilli and tamarind into a lovely tangy, medium spicy gravy flavoured with the sweetness of onions. Easy to make!
Recipe for Tangy Konkani Batata Saung
Ingredients (Serves 4 persons)
- ½ kg or 4-5 potatoes, boiled
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil (or any cooking oil)
- 250gms or 3 onions, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons tamarind paste or tamarind water extracted from 1 lemon sized ball of tamarind
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups water
Procedure
- Peel the boiled potatoes and roughly chop them into medium sized cubes
- Heat the coconut oil in a heavy bottom pan or kadai and fry the onions until pink and translucent.
- Add in the potato pieces, chilli powder, salt to taste and 1 cup of water and allow it to boil for a few minutes on a medium flame until the spices are well blended into the curry.
- Add the tamarind paste/tamarind water and the other cup of water and simmer it on a low flame with a lid for 5-6 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid the gravy sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Your Saung is ready as soon as a beautiful thick orange tangy gravy is formed.
Enjoy with Dali Toye, hot plain steamed rice and a dollop of pure ghee!
Notes:
- Boil the potatoes until firm, not overcooked.
- Roughly chop the potatoes and onions for more flavour.
- Coconut oil brings out the flavour of this gravy very well, however any other cooking oil can be used.
- The use of tamarind in this dish lends it a unique taste and it is well balanced out by the sweetness of the very lightly sauteed onions.
- However if your kids prefer a sweet-sour taste, you could add a teaspoon of jaggery at the end too.
The Culinary Konnoisseur 
It’s a great post and easy to do recipe. The photography is classy and attractive.
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Exactly my thoughts! The photography is great, with very vibrant colors… makes the food doubly appetizing🙏🏽
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Thank you so much. Please do write in with any suggestions you might have for other recipes you wish to see here. Will certainly add it in to my list.
I will gradually be moving towards simple winter time meals & festive cooking shortly.
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Tried it out- who does not want easy-to-make comfort food? The coconut oil and tamarind gave it that nice homely flavour, that you will go back to frequently
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Thank you Vatsala & my apologies for the late reply! Yes comfort food n flavours indeed!
My focus is simply that, showcasing a variety of flavours that appease various palates, be it rich Indian food or daily simple cooking, cakes & cookies for the festive season or snacks & savouries from across the globe. Pandemic times call for lots more cooking in at home & poor Moms & busy workaholics are constantly on the lookout for new flavours to introduce at home.
Do write in again with your valuable feedback & suggestions on other recipes you may want to see here. I will be gradually be moving into easy winter time cooking shortly.
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