Potato Fry | Bangaladumpa Vepudu

Potatoes/Aloo is one of our family-favorite veggies.  Even simple recipes made with potato tastes yummm.. Do you love potato fry??? Here is a very quick and easy version.  Enjoy it with rice and rasam.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 4 medium sized
• Red Chilli - 1
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida/Hing - a pinch
• Curry leaves -  A few
• Salt - As required
• Oil - 1 table spoon

How To Prepare Potato Fry:

• Boil, peel and cut potatoes into cubes.
• Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds, red chilli, asafoetida, curry leaves (in that order).
• Once the mustard seeds start spluttering, add potatoes and fry for a minute.
• Add turmeric powder, mix well and fry for a minute.
• Now add red chilli powder and salt and mix well.
• Fry on low flame for 2-3 minutes and remove.
• Serve hot as side dish to rasam, sambar, lemon rice, coconut rice.

Notes:

• Can add finely cut onion while frying.
• Can add crushed garlic pods to give a nice flavor.
• Can add a tsp of bengal gram or urad dhal while tempering.
• The same recipe can be prepared with ladies finger too.