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September 9, 2012

Potato Podimas / Potato curry

A traditional recipe for the potato lovers. A dry subzi goes well with sambar rice or curd rice.





Ingredients :-

  1. Potato - 4 medium
  2. Grated coconut - 4 tbsp
  3. Green chillies - 3 nos
  4. Ginger - 1/2" piece
  5. Salt to taste
  6. Oil for tempering
  7. Mustard seeds
  8. Urad whole
  9. Curry leaves
  10. Asafoetida powder - 1 pinch
 Procedure :-

  • Pressure cook potatoes for 3 whistles. Cool and peel the skin. Gently mash it into rough medium pieces 
  • Dry grind the grated coconut, green chillies without water.
  • Heat oil, add mustard seeds. When it starts spluttering, add whole urad, curry leaves, hing powder. 
  • When urad turns golden brown, add the potato pieces and ground coconut masala, salt 
  • Cover and cook for two minutes by stirring in between.
  • Yummy potato curry / Podimas ready
In this traditional recipe, i used coconut oil which is more flavourful. 

PS : You can also squeeze in few drops of lemon before serving which adds to the flavour & taste and make it more yummy.