Potato Curry

This potato curry is made with Potato, onion and sambar powder. It is served with hot rice or as a side dish to chapathi or other Indian bread.

This recipe involves pressure cooking potatoes until soft, peeling and cutting them into medium pieces. Start by finely chopping an onion and heating oil in a frying pan. Once hot, add mustard seeds and let them pop, followed by urad dal and a pinch of asafoetida, frying until the dal turns light brown. Next, add the chopped onion and curry leaves, sautéing until the onion is transparent. Incorporate the potato pieces, then sprinkle with turmeric powder, sambar powder, and salt, mixing gently to coat the potatoes. Finally, cook on low heat, stirring occasionally, until the curry takes on a light brown color. Enjoy this flavorful and comforting dish!

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Potato Curry Recipe

Potato Curry

Recipe by S Kamala

Course: PoriyalCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Indulge in this flavorful Potato Curry made with onion and sambar powder. Perfect with rice or as a side dish to Indian bread like chapathi. Try other potato recipes like Pudina Potato Curry and Potato Gravy!

Ingredients

• Potato – 4 Nos (Medium size)

• Onion – 1 Big

• Sambar powder – 1 tablespoon

• Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon

• Oil – 4 tablespoon

• Mustard – ½ teaspoon

• Urad dhal – 1 teaspoon

• Asafoetida powder – 1/4 teaspoon

• Curry leaves – few

• Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

• Pressure cook the potatoes until soft. Remove the skin and cut it into medium size pieces. Chop the onion finely.
• In a frying pan put the oil and when it is hot add mustard.
• When it pops up add urad dal, asafoetida powder and fry till the dal become light brown.
• Add the chopped onion and curry leaves and fry till onion turns transparent.
• Add potato pieces. Sprinkle turmeric powder, sambar powder and salt.
• Mix gently and ensure the sambar powder coat well on the potatoes.
• Keep the stove low and stir the potatoes now and then till the potato curry changes its colour to a light brown.

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