Wash and Peel Potatoes and then cut each Potato into two halves and then cut each half into three pieces.

Chop tomato.

Heat Oil in a pan and fry Potato pieces till those turn golden brown in color.

Sprinkle ½ Tsp. each of Turmeric Powder and Salt.

Strain fried potatoes from oil and keep those separated.

Break each Papor/ Papad into four pieces and fry in the remaining oil. It will take 20 30 seconds to fry four pieces of Papad on high flame.

Strain fried Papad from Oil.

There will be some oil remaining in the pan and that is sufficient for the next level of cooking.

Temper the Oil with Bay leaf, Dry Red Chili, Green Cardamom and Whole Cumin seed, and wait till the tempering started crackling.

Mix Asafoetida with 2 Tbsp. of water and add that directly to the tempering and mix properly.

Now add chopped tomato to the tempering and start cooking on medium flame till the raw aroma of Tomato goes.

Now add the ginger paste to the mixture and cook on a medium flame for 2 more minutes or till oil separates from the mixture.

Mix Turmeric Powder, Red Chili Powder, Cumin Powder and Sugar with 2 Tbsp. water and make a thick paste .

Add this paste to the pan and mix properly.

Add Salt in this stage and add 1 Tbsp. of water and then cook for 2 more minutes or till oil separates again.

Add fried Potatoes to the spice mix and coat properly with the spices and add 1.5 Cups of Water to it.

Cover the Pan with a Lid and cook until the Potatoes are cooked properly. It took me 7 minutes of cooking on medium flame. However, do check in between since cooking time varies with the type of potato.

After the potatoes are done, adjust the water a bit, place fried Papad on the top of the potatoes and again cover the pan with the lid and cook for 3-4 minutes more.

Open the lid and mix the gravy carefully, Papad will be softening in this stage completely.

Add Garam Masala Powder and Ghee to the curry and cook for 2 minutes more.

Papor er Dalna is served with runny gravy; so adjust the water level accordingly.

Serve it hot with steamed rice; Papor er Dalna goes well with Roti or Paratha as well.