Potato Kara Poriyal / Spicy Potato Poriyal

Potato Kara Poriyal / Spicy Potatao Poriyal is simple and easy with sambar rice or sothi lunch meals.. Potatao is one vegetable which is like by adults and kids alike.. It is favourite at our home too.. While going through the posts on my blog the other day, I realized I haven't post our family's most loved curry.. 

So This weekend I decided to cook and click this all time favourite of many.. This is very simple, even beginners can prepare it.. Here I add sliced onions but It is an optional one.. It goes with sothi Kuzhambu, Ginger Pachadi, and potato kara poriyal is bliss... So here is my potato curry... 

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's comes out from you....

Preparation time : 10 mins 
Cooking time : 25 mins
Serve - 3
Recipe cuisine - South Indian

INGREDIENTS :

Potatoes - 3 (cut into medium size)
Onion - 1 (sliced)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn
Sambar powder - 1 tspn
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tspN
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt - as needed

TO TEMPER :

Oil - 2 tbspn
Mustard - 1 tspn
Urad dal - 1/2 tspn
Channa dal - 1 tspn
Curry leaves - few

METHOD :

• Wash the potatoes and cut them into small pieces..
• Heat a pan with oil, temper with mustard seeds, urad dal allow to crackle..
• Now add in channa dal, curry leaves, onion, asafoedita and mix gently..
• Let it roast for few mins.. Add in potatoes and mix well with a spoon of salt..
• Add in turmeric powder and add some water..
• Let it cook for 7 mins or the potatoes are half cooked..
• Now add in masala powders, give it a mix and reduce the flame (noted that it should not be burn)
• Stir well and roasted for few mins till raw smell leaves.. 
• Serve hot...

 PICTORIAL :

 Take the potatoes

 Cut them into small pieces..

Take your spice powders

Heat a Pan with oil

Add in mustard seeds

 Add in urad dal

 Add in channa dal

 Some curry leaves

 Sliced onions

 A pinch of asafoetida

 Roast it for few sec

 Add in potatoes

 Sprinkle some turmeric powder

 Some salt

 A cup of water

 When it half cooked add in spices powders

 Toss well along with the spices

 When the potatoes cooked completely and raw smell leaves

Transfer it into a serving bowl

Serve hot

Enjoy..