Pressure Cooker Potato Shaak
This potato curry is ready in minutes using either a pressure cooker or instant pot
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 15 min
Servings: 4

Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp whole cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 dried red chili (optional)
- a few curry leaves (optional)
- 1 medium onion (sliced)
- 1 pound diced potatoes (about 3 medium potatoes)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
Instructions
- Slice up the onions and dice the potatoes before starting, this goes quick.
- Make a vaghaar by heating the vegetable oil in the pressure cooker. It is hot enough when you add a few mustard seeds and they pop. Add all of the mustard and cumin seeds and the red chili and curry leaves if you are using them.
- When the vaghaar becomes toasty and fragrant, add potatoes, onions, water, turmeric, salt and red chili powder.
- Boil under pressure for 10 minutes (lower the heat and start the timer when the pressure cooker achieves pressure).
Nutrition
- Calories: 107
- Carbohydrates: 23
- Protein: 3
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 0.1
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3
- Sodium: 306
- Potassium: 550
- Fiber: 3
- Sugar: 2
- Vitamin A: 91
- Vitamin C: 25
- Calcium: 30
- Iron: 2