Potato fry(Potato Podimas) Tamil nadu style

Potato fry(Potato Podimas) Tamil nadu style

Potato, one of our family favorite vegetable and we love potatoes in any form-curry, fry, kurma, omelette, patties, pakora/fritters etc., This Potato Podimas / Dry curry is one my favorite combo for sambar sadham n lemon rice. Very simple & quick curry that does not involve more spices and tastes great and delicious with everything rice, rotis, bread, variety rice and also u can make bonda with this podimas as filling, Pani puri filling etc., Now to the versatile potato podimas recipe.
 Ingredients (Serves 2 – 3)

1. Potato – 4 small, cut into small cubes (Makes around 2 cups)
2. Oil – 1 tbsp
3. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
4. Urad dal – 1/2 – 1 tsp
5. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
6. Sambar powder – Around 1.5 – 2 tsp
7. Salt – To taste

Method

Heat oil at medium heat. Splutter mustard seeds and fry urad dal until golden color. Add potato cubes, turmeric powder and salt. Sprinkle little water and cook covered for about 8 minutes. Open the lid and stir-fry for a couple of minutes until potatoes are 3/4 th done. Add sambar powder and stir-fry until potatoes are done and are roasted well. Serve this spicy and yummy potato fry with curd rice, tomato rice, lemon rice, sambar rice or plain rice, curd, thoran and chammanthi.