Potato Podimas Recipe-Urulaikizhangu Podimas-Easy Side Dish Recipes

Potato podimas is a quick and easy side dish made with mashed potatoes. It is served as an accompaniment with rice. I love it with rasam and sambar sadam. Learn to make potato (aloo in Hindi and Urulai kilagu in Tamil) podimas following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Potato Podimas

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 5 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Side Dish-Potato
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Potatoes - 4 medium size
   Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
   Lemon - 1
   Salt needed

   For the Seasoning

   Oil - 2 tsp
   Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
   Urad dal - 2 tsp
   Bengal gram (kadalai paruppu) - 2 tsp
   Hing - a pinch
   Ginger - 1 tsp finely chopped
   Green Chilli - 1-2 finely chopped
   Curry Leaves - a sprig

   For Garnishing

   Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped

Preparation

Pressure cook potatoes until soft. Peel the skin and crumble it. Keep it aside.

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, bengal gram (chana dal) and saute until dal turns light golden brown.

Add ginger, green chilli, turmeric powder and curry leaves.

Saute for a few seconds, add crumbled potatoes and salt needed. Mix well and turn off the heat.

Squeeze juice of a fresh lemon and mix well. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and enjoy.

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