Potato Rosti with Mushroom Pepper Sauce
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Bask in the bliss of crispy potatoes embellished with the goodness of veggies.
Ingredients
  • For the rosti
  • 4 large sized potatoes
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
  • 2 tbsp butter to cook
  • For the mushroom pepper sauce
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced onions
  • 4 cloves of garlic (lehsun), thinly sliced
  • 2 sticks of celery, cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms (khumbh)
  • 1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder
  • 3 tbsp fresh cream
  • 2 tbsp red wine (optional)
  • For the buttered vegetables
  • 2 tsp butter
  • ¼ cup broccoli florets, blanched
  • ½ cup red and yellow capsicum cubes
  • ¼ cup carrot slices, parboiled
  • salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste
Instructions
  1. For the rosti:
  2. Cook the potatoes in a vesselful of water till they are half done.
  3. Peel and grate the potatoes thickly.
  4. Add the cornflour, salt and green chillies and mix lightly.
  5. Divide the potato mixture into 4 equal portions. Keep aside.
  6. Heat a 125 mm. (5") diameter non-stick pan, add ½ tbsp of butter and spread a portion of the potatoes evenly on the pan, to make a thick layer.
  7. Cook one side of the rosti till it is crisp and golden in colour.
  8. Using a large flat spoon, carefully turn it over to cook the other side.
  9. Repeat to make 3 more rostis.
  10. For the mushroom pepper sauce:
  11. Heat the oil in a pan on a high flame, add the onions, garlic and celery and sauté till they are golden brown in colour.
  12. Add the mushrooms and sauté for a few more minutes on a high flame till all the water dries up.
  13. Lower the flame, add the maida and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, till the flour is lightly browned.
  14. Add the salt and 3 cups of water and simmer till the sauce thickens (approx. 10 to 15 minutes).
  15. Add the pepper and cream and bring the sauce to boil.
  16. Add the red wine and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Keep aside.
  17. For the buttered vegetables:
  18. Heat the butter in a pan, add the vegetables, salt and pepper and toss for a minute. Keep aside.
  19. How to proceed:
  20. Transfer the rosti on to a serving plate and keep warm.
  21. Spoon out ¼ of the hot mushroom pepper sauce on to the rosti and serve immediately along with ¼ of the buttered vegetables.
  22. Repeat with the remaining rostis, mushroom pepper sauce and vegetables to make 3 more portions.
  23. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/veg-recipes/potato-rosti-mushroom-pepper-sauce-5723.html