Potato fry is a perfect side dish for rice and sambar/rasam. It also tastes great with lemon rice or any variety rice.
Ingredients
- Potatoes - 3, medium sized
- Chopped Onion - 1/2 cup
- Ginger paste - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 2 tsp
- Asafoetida/Hing/பெருங்காயம் - A pinch
- Curry leaves - Few
- Coriander leaves - To garnish
- Salt - To taste
- Oil - 2 tsp
Method
- Pressure cook the potatoes for 3 whistles. Cool down, peel off the skin and cut into 1 inch cubes.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add urad dal and fry till it turns slight brown.
- Add HIng, curry leaves & ginger paste and fry for few seconds.
- Add chopped onion & little salt and fry till it turns soft.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala & salt and saute well till the raw smell goes.
- Now add potatoes, simmer the stove and cook gently without mashing it.
- Cook till it turns golden brown.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Tips
Potatoes may lead to gas formation in stomach and asafoetida has the benefit of reducing the gas. So add a pinch of it whenever you cook potatoes.
