Recipes with Coconut Milk

Potato Curry with coconut milk

Recipes with coconut milk are many and this potato curry with coconut milk is easy to make. There are other potato curry recipes too.

Coconut milk gives a wonderful flavor and is a welcome change from cooking vegetables with water while getting all the health benefits of a coconut milk.

Coconut milk is used in the coastal areas more as coconut is a part of daily cooking and coconuts are available in plenty.

Vegans can use Coconut milk instead of dairy milk.

You can use the canned coconut milk or the coconut powder used for making coconut milk. Follow the instructions to make coconut milk on the tin.

If you want to make your own coconut milk you will find the instructions at How to make coconut milk.

This curry can be served as a side dish with rice or bread.

Potato curry with coconut milk

Ingredients for Potato curry with coconut milk for 3-4 servings:

  • Potatoes cubed - 2 cups
  • Coconut milk - 1/2 cup thick + 1/2 cup thin milk from 1/2 coconut.
  • Dry Red chilies - 2-4, according to taste, broken into pieces.
  • Onion (optional)- 1/2 cup chopped
  • Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp or according to taste
  • Oil - 1 tbsp

Cooking method for potato curry with coconut milk

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds.
  2. Fry for a few seconds till cumin splutters.
  3. Add chopped onion and red chili pieces .
  4. Saute onion till it is transparent (2-3 minutes).
  5. Add cubed potatoes. Stir for a minute.
  6. Add thin coconut milk. Cook for 10 minutes or till potatoes are just done.
  7. Add thick coconut milk and salt.
  8. Bring to boil and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  9. Take off fire.

Serve hot with plain rice or roti / chapati.

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Related Pages to visit:

How to make coconut milk at home

More Coconut recipes

Other Potato curries you may find interesting.

Potato Curry - Potato, onion, tomato curry

Potato Subji - Dry potato fry with onions. These curries go well with

Indian Breads

Chapati - flat bread with whole wheat flour.

Phulka - No fat Bread.

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