Monday, May 11, 2009

1001 North Indian Dry Potato Curries


Click the image to view and print the cookbook.  This cookbook lists 1001 North Indian dry Potato Curries ( Sukhi Subji). Dry potato curries are  usually eaten with flatbreads, mainly chapatti and poori..

 Potato: A Primer .
Potatoes are native to South America. Spanish explorers brought them to Europe 500 years back. 100 years later, Portuguese introduced them to India. It quickly became popular and is now the largest non grain food crop in the world. China grows nearly a quarter of the world's potatoes, followed by Russia and India. Potato is rich in carbohydrates (16%), Vitamin C, Potassium, Calcium, dietary fiber, iron, protein (2%) and contrary to popular belief, is very low in fat (0.1%). One average potato has around 100calories.Over 5000 varieties of potatoes are known, 3000 of which are found in the Andes mountains ( South America).

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