Bagalabath and Potato

Bagalabath/Yogurt/Curd rice with potato


Ingredients:
Bagalabath
Rice - 1 cup
water - 1:3 ratio
curd - 1/2 cup
milk - 1/4 cup
green chillies - 3
curry leaves - 1 or
coriander leaves
ginger paste - 1 tsp
cashew - 1tbsp
mustard and urad dhal - 1 tsp
oil - 1 tbsp
channa dhal - 1 tsp

Potato curry 
Potato - 7 to 8 [small potatoes] cut into thin slices
Can be substituted with 1 large potato as well cut into small cubes after peeling the skin.
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
onion - 1/2 cup chopped
chilli powder - 1 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tsp
cumin powder - 1 tsp
mustard and urad dhal - 1 tbsp


Method :
Bagalabath :  Wash the rice and soak it in water and microwave it for around 25 mins. Once it is cooked take it out and try to smash the rice by adding curd . Boil the milk in a small cup in microwave for 1-2 mins.
In a frying pan , add oil , let mustard,uraddhal,channadhal splutter for a while and then fry chopped chillies, cashews and curry leaves. Mix it with the rice . Now add the milk finally and mix again well. Mix helps to maintain the consistency for long. When u pack lunch the milk keeps the moisture and taste well.

Potato curry : In a frying pan , add 2 tbsp of oil , add cumin seeds , mustard and urad dhal and wait till it splutters and then add chopped onion ,once it turns transparent add the cut potato and then keep frying for sometime and then add chillipowder, coriander powder and cumin powder to the mix and once raw aroma is gone, add some water and turn the stove to medium and let the potato cook for a while. If you wanna do it fast, you can boil the potato in microwave before cutting for around 6 min and then peel the skin and cut into small pieces . When u r cooking with boiled potatoes no need to add water.
Once done add 1 tbsp of oil and turn of stove.

Serve curdrice with potato curry.

Happy cooking!