Spicy potato curry (Batate Song)

Batate song/Potato song is a very famous konkani dish. This spicy, tangy curry goes really well with some dalithoy and rice or pan polo/neer dosa. I have used Kashmiri red chilli powder for making this dish as it gives a nice color but it is less spicy compared to the regular red chilli powder.  You can also use a combination of both the red chilli powders. You can adjust the quantity of red chilli powder and tamarind concentrate according to your taste.

 Ingredients:

4 medium sized potatoes
3 tbsp. coconut oil
2 large onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp. red chilli powder
Little less than half a teaspoon of tamarind concentrate (I used tamicon)
Salt to taste

Directions:

Pressure cook potatoes until soft but not mushy. Allow to cool down and peel off the skin. Crumble them coarsely.
Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and sauté until golden brown on medium heat.
Lower the heat completely and add red chilli powder. Mix well. Sauté for 5-6 minutes.
Add tamarind concentrate, salt and 2 cups of water. Mix it well. Increase the heat and bring it to a boil.
Add crumbled potatoes and mix well. Bring it to a boil, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes, until the potatoes absorb the flavors and very thick sauce is left.