Koorka Thoran / Chinese Potato Stir Fry
Stir fried Chinese potatoes with shallots, garlic, red chillies and coconut
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped Chinese potato(Koorka), frozen or fresh
- 5 to 10 shallots
- 2 red dry chillies
- 2 to 4 garlics, chopped
- 1/4 cup grated fresh coconuts
- salt,as needed
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
Directions
Crush shallots, garlics and red chillies and keep aside.Cut and peel the Chinese potatoes and wash several times in water. Cook covered in a vessel adding salt, turmeric powder and water. Once cooked remove from the fire and drain the water. Heat 1 tbs
coconut oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds,
curry leaves and urad daal. To this add crushed garlics chilli paste. Saute till the raw smell goes. Add cooked koorkas and coconuts . Mix everything well. Cook covered for few more minutes on law flame. Pour 1 tsp coconut oil on top and serve as aside dish with rice.
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Very nice recipe, simple and very easy to make. I gotta look for this Chinese potato and make this dish.
ReplyDeleteWe call this siru kizhangu in Tamil..It wiil be available in Tamil nadu only during January/Pongal season..Cleaning part is tedious,but I love the stir fry..Urs look delish..Iam craving for it now..Made me nostalgic:)
ReplyDeleteStir fry looks delicious. Beautiful picture!
ReplyDeletelooks super yum.......waht a bful color..lovey pics...
ReplyDeleteayyo kothy sahikanillalo vrinda..evide kittila koorka..yummy
ReplyDeleteLove
Kairali sisters
vrinda,
ReplyDeleteKoorka thoran. najan avidee varate nannyitu undu
Yummy..love this recipe..
ReplyDeletewow. I am drooling here. nice clicks. My fav. I have asked my mom to send me some Koorka if any body is coming to singapore. we don't get here.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWonderful and my favourite.
ReplyDeletethis is a great vegetarian dish!
ReplyDeletelovely and delicious stir fry..
ReplyDeletewow would love to have it with some rice....delisious
ReplyDeletenice try dear...delicious.
ReplyDeleteI love koorka... have you tried it with prawns? it is amazing ...
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting my blog
Such a tempting stir fry..looks awesome..
ReplyDeletelooks delicious dear!!!
ReplyDeleteNice clicks :-)
This is a new version of the potato.. sounds yumm!!
ReplyDeleteLove to have it now with roti or rice
ReplyDeleteNever had chinese potato before sounds interesting.Nice crispy stir fry.
ReplyDeleteMy hubby is from palaghat and yesterday was the first time he taught me how to make this dish. We didn't add onions though. This looks yummm!
ReplyDeleteNever had chinese potato before ...looks superb
ReplyDeleteDeepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Ithu avide kittuo? bhagyavathi...Nattil ninu oru friend varumbol koduthu vidan paranjirunu njan ,appol nattil polum season allathondu kittiyilla..Ente ettevum fav sadhanama ithu...control poyi :(
ReplyDeletechinese potato ? Never heard of it! Looks yum!
ReplyDeleteNever heard Kookra, loos so yummy.
ReplyDeleteHi. I am yet to see the chinese potatoes, and the thoran looks simple to try with few ingredients to go in.
ReplyDeleteThese look very tempting. I guess they will go very well with Thayir saatham!
ReplyDeleteNice and perfect for a healthy and comforting meal!
ReplyDeleteChinese potato stir fry looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tasty stir-fry! I would love this for dinner tonight!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have that dish..looks so tempting!!
ReplyDeleteYummy stirfry!! I am a big fan of koorkka..Evide frozen koorkka kittunna kondu edakidakku mezhukkupuratti undakkum...
ReplyDeleteLooks and sounds yummilious.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I'm drooling!!!! :D~~~
ReplyDeletemy favorite one..i like the stir fry..the thoran is really delicious one
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious...yummy.
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