Baby Potato Fry - 02

Ingredients

Baby potato  --- 750 g
Oil ----  4 tbsp
Kothamalli ---- 1 large bunch  (Fresh Coriander leaves)
Green Mirchi  ----  2
Mirchi powder --- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder ---- 1 tsp
Mustard ---- 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

Method

Wash the potatoes well and boil them.

Peel the potatoes and keep aside.

Cut the mirchi into halved.

Grind the Kothamalli leaves, green mirchi, mirchi powdwer, turmeric powder, salt into a paste.

Apply this mix onto the potatoes well.

Keep this aside for 30 minutes.

Pour the oil in a kadai (Vanali) and heat the vanali.

Put the mustard and let it splutter.

Add the coated potatoes and fry them for 30 minutes.


Rajappa
22-01-2014

கொத்துமல்லி தொக்கு

CORIANDER LEAF THOKKU

Coriander leaves – 1 bunch

Red Chillies – 5 to 6

Tamarind – a big gooseberry size

Urad dhal – 2 tablespoons

Asafotida – a small piece

Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Oil – 2 teaspoon

Method:
Wash the coriander leaves and spread it on a clean towel and allow to dry in shade. Then chop them into small pieces.
In a kadai put the oil and fry asafetida and urad dhal till it turns light brown. Then add tamarind and fry for a while. Then add red chillies and fry just for a second and remove. Then put the coriander leaves and fry for few seconds. Remove and cool it. First put the fried dhal/chilli/tamarind in a mixie along with salt and grind it to a coarse powder. Then add the coriander leaves and grind it two or three rounds without adding any water.
This can be taken with idli/dosa or with curd rice. Also it can be mixed with hot rice along with a teaspoon of ghee or gingelly oil.

Rajappa
28-06-2014