Potato Dry peas Kurma

I didnt know this tasty kurma till my marriage. My sister in law makes this and it goes very well with Idly and Dosa :) The recipe is not very hard to make. Please try it and let me know your comments.

Items required:
Potato - 3 big sized. Cooked and mashed (not so much. The potato pieces have to be seen)
Dry Peas - 1 cup. Soak in water for 8 hrs and cooked in single whistle.
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Aniseed (perunjeeragam)

For gravy:
Ginger - small piece
garlic - 5 pods
Green chillies - 3
Coconut pieces - 3
Cinnamon - a small piece
Cloves - 1 piece
Onion - 1 big or 2 small ones
Tomato - 1 big or 2 small ones
Dania seeds - 2 tablespoon.

Method:

Dry fry the dania seeds in a kadai and the gravy items along with dania has to be grind well. Now Heat oil in a kadai and add aniseeds. Now add the cooked dry peas and potato pieces and fry for a min. Add the grind gravy, turmeric powder and salt and add little amount of water and leave it in the flame for 5 mins. If required add a slit green chilly. Once the raw smell of the gravy is gone, remove from fire.

Garnish with corriander leaves. Try it and let me know your comments.

I'm posting this recipe for Suma's 'Delicios Dals' From India event.