Koorkka Upperi(Chinese Potato)

This is one of my favorite side dish with rice.We used to cultivate this in our home. The part I hate is removing the skin from it. That was what prevented me from making this often. After coming to US that also got resolved as we get this in semi cooked form from Indian supermarkets. That doesn't taste as good as the raw ones, but thinking about the ease of making , I love it :-)

Ingredients

Koorkka/Chinese potato  - 1 lb

Small Onions - 15-20

Garlic - 3 pods

Green Chillies - 8 

Salt - to taste

Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon

Curry Leaves - 2 Springs

Oil - 3 Tablespoon

Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon

Method

If you are using raw koorkka , cut it to 2 inch long pieces and cook it in pressure cooker with a pinch of salt and a cup of water  till two whistle.Allow it to cool.

Crush small onions, garlic and green chillies to form a coarse mix. Heat oil in a pan and when the oil is hot add mustard. Add the crushed mix and curry  leaves. Saute the mixture well for 8 to 10 minutes until it turns slightly golden. Add salt and turmeric powder and saute for 1 more minutes. Add previously cooked koorka pieces to this and saute well. Keep the heat in medium and saute till the pieces are slightly fried. Remove from heat .

The combination I like with koorka is moru curry and pickle.

Enjoy the dish :)