While my grand mom cuts the potatoes into small cubes to make potato fry, I chose to cut them up a bit differently. However you chop the potatoes, this dish is dead simple and there are no complicated spices to mask the earthy flavour of the aloo or potatoes. Since this fry is very mild, it pairs beautifully with sambar or any coconut based gravy like kara kuzhambu.
BASIC INDIAN POTATO FRY RECIPE
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves 4
Recipe: from my memory of my grand mom cooking it
Ingredients:
- 2 potatoes, cut into very small cubes or into long thin fingers
- 4-5 dry red chillies
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- ½ teaspoon of black mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon of split urad dal / ulutham paruppu / uzhunnu parippu
How to Make the Potato Fry:
1. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds and urad dal. When the mustard seeds pop, add the potatoes and stir until the oil coats the pieces.
2. Cook on low heat, stirring frequently until the potatoes are half cooked. Add the turmeric powder, red chillies torn into halves, and salt.
3. Mix and continue to stir fry and cook until the potatoes are soft. The trick is to stop cooking before the potatoes totally crisp up. The outside will be crispy and the insides soft and spongy. Cutting the potatoes into cubes is a better idea for this dish, really.
Serve hot.
Notes:
- You can do a number of variations of this potato fry, obviously. I sometimes add a sprig of curry leaves, a teaspoon of minced garlic, or some other additions I feel would enhance the taste
- I always make this with russet potatoes since they cook up nice and buttery and I love that texture. The cooking time will depend on the type of potatoes you use
- Serve potato fry hot with rice and any curry of choice
Noel M
Hello, Nags. I love your website. Many a Recipe are very good. I want try more. All the best. Give us more.
nags
thank you noel!