Step by step guide

How to make Batate hashi

1. Wash well in water 1 medium sized potato and cook the potato to a soft texture. The potato should be cooked well but should not become mushy. Once the potato is cooked take it out and keep aside. Let it cool.

2. While potato is cooling, finely chop an onion.

3. Chop green chilli and keep aside. I have used black chilli.

4. Once the potato is cooled mash it to small pieces. Make sure that you are mashing the potato to small pieces and not a paste.

5. Take 1 cup thick curd in a bowl.

6. Add mashed potato to the curd.

7. Add chopped onion, and salt as required.

8. Mix well and keep aside covered.

9. Heat ½ tablespoon of oil in a small pan on a low flame.

10. Add ½ teaspoon husked split black gram.

11. Add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds, 1 generous pinch turmeric powder, and 1 pinch asafoetidia. Let the mustard seeds splutter.

12. Add chopped green chilli.

13. Let it get fried for few seconds.

14. Then switch off the heat and add the tempering to hashi.

15. Mix well and serve with plain rice.