POTATO SPECIAL

POTATO PODIMAS:
Pressure cook the potatoes upto 5 whistles.
After having opened the lid and taken away the potatoes, immediately mash
them with a potato masher.
Otherwise the taste and the texture of the potatoes will differ when you make
the podimas.
The secret lies in mashing the hot potatoes immediately.
Heat a kadai and pour enough oil.
When the oil becomes hot, add 1sp mustard seeds and when they splutter add
1sp split black grams and 1sp asafetida powder.
Fry them for a few seconds on medium fire and then add chopped onions and
green chillies with a pinch of salt.
Fry for a few seconds and then add the mashed potatoes with enough salt, 1sp
turmeric powder, chopped coriander and curry leaves.
Mix well for a few minutes.
Put off the fire and then add a little shredded fresh coconut.
Mix well for a few seconds.
POTATO PORIYAL:
Cut the boiled potatoes [500gms] into medium pieces.
Add 2tsp chilli powder, 1sp coriander powder, 1sp turmeric powder, 1sp cumin
seeds, ½ cup of chopped methi leaves and 2 or 3 tbsp chopped small onions.
Mix well with yr fingers.
Pour 3tbsp oil in a kadai and heat it.
When the oil becomes hot, add the potato pieces and fry on a medium fire
until the masala is well coated on the potatoes and the potatoes are cooked.
Add chopped coriander and mix well.
RED KIDNEY BEANS AND PATOATO FRY:
Soak 1 cup of red kidney beans in water overnight and then drain the water in
the morning.
Then add fresh water to it and pressure cook them up to 5 to 6 whistles.
In the same pressure cooker, you can place 2 or 3 potatoes in another bowl.
Then peel the outer cover of the potatoes and slice them into small cubes.
Drain again the water in which the kidney beans are cooked.
Heat a pan and pour 5tbsp of oil.
When the oil becomes hot, add ½ cup of chopped onion with 1sp of fennel
seeds and fry well.
Then add ½ cup of chopped tomatoes, 1 chopped capsicum, 1sp chilli powder
and 1sp turmeric powder.
Fry the vegetables until they are well cooked and the oil floats on the surface.
Now add the potatoes, kidney beans and enough salt.
Mix well and cook for some minutes. Keep on frying the curry until you get the
desired consistency.
Decorate with chopped coriander leaves.
POTATO CHIPS:
Clean and wash the potatoes well and cut each potato lengthwise into 2 pieces.
If you want, you can remove the outer skin.
Soak the pieces in salted water for ½ hour.
Then you can slice them into potato chips by using any potato slicer and then
fry them in the hot oil.
Grind a few red chillies with little salt and mix this powder with the hot chips.