Name: Potato poriyal recipe by Priyadharshini Selvam at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Medium sized Potatoes - 3; Salt - as needed; To grind; Grated coconut - 2 tbsp; Sambar powder - 1 tsp; Big onion - 1 ( medium size); Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp; Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp; To temper; oil - 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp; Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp; Urad dal - 1/2 tsp; Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp; Curry leaves - few

Ingredients Serving: 5

Medium sized Potatoes - 3
Salt - as needed
To grind
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Big onion - 1 ( medium size)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
To temper
oil - 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Instructions

Wash and pressure cook the potatoes.Peel the skin and cut them into bite sized cubes.Set aside.Chop the onions into chunks for grinding.Chop another big onion finely for sautéing.
In a mixer,take the grated coconut,chopped big onion & jeera,sambar powder & turmeric powder.Pulse it once or twice.Onions should be coarsely ground.
Now take the potato cubes and mix it with the ground paste. Add the required salt & check for taste.Adjust the sambar powder & salt.
Heat a kadai with oil and temper mustard seeds,cumin seeds & urad dal.Add curry leaves & hing.After the dal turns golden brown,saute the onions till transparent
Then add the masala coated potato cubes.Saute in low to medium flame till u get nice aroma from it and potato gets roasted nicely.Add 1/2 tbsp of oil the middle while roasting if u feel the mixture is dry.Do not cover n roast it.
Remove the roasted potato..Serve with sambar,rasam or more kuzhambu

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