INGREDIENTS:
(serves 4)
3 medium-sized potatoes
1 1/2 c plain yogurt
1/4 c fresh grated coconut
1-2 T ghee
1 T grated fresh ginger
1 t mustard seeds
1 chili, seeded and minced
1/4 t black pepper, or as desired
1 t roasted ground cumin
salt, as desired
DIRECTIONS:
1. Wash well the potatoes and then boil them in water with a little salt until they are soft. After cooling a bit, peel, cut into cubes and refrigerate.
2. Stir into the yogurt the grated coconut and cumin powder.
3. Chaunce in the ghee the mustard seeds, chili and ginger. Add the black pepper after the mustard seeds are popping and the ginger and chili is browned. Pour onto the yogurt. Let cool a bit and then stir.
4. Add the cooled potatoes into the spiced yogurt mixture and salt and gently stir to coat the potatoes evenly.
Offer to Lord Krishna.
VARIATION
Leave out the coconut. Add chopped celery. Also fresh herbs like chopped dill weed or cilantro are good.