Urulai Varuval/Spicy Potato Roast

Ingredients:

3 New Potatoes

1 Onion (Chopped)

5 cloves of Garlic ( Chopped)

4 strands of Curry leaves

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

11/2 tsp Red Kashmiri chilli powder

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Urad dhal

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds

2 tbsp Cooking oil

salt to taste

Method:

• Wash and scrub the skin of the potatoes and cut it into semi thick even size pieces. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a non stick pan, splutter the mustard and urad dhal then add the fennel seeds followed by onion, garlic and curry leaves. Fry for 2 mins.
• Then add the potatoes, stir fry, cover and cook till the potatoes are almost done. The potatoes should retain their shape and must not become mushy.
• Now add the salt, turmeric and chilli powder and stir fry on low flame till the potatoes are roasted.
• Serve it hot with rice and sambar or rasam.