Milind G
Potato roast – is an easy to make side dish for rice made with potatoes and spices. This is a recipe with no onion or garlic in it and a very easy recipe. This easy roast sabji goes well with curd rice or with rasam rice.
Method of preparing potato roast is very easy. Pressure cook the potatoes, saute it with spices, isn’t easy? This is my mother in law’s recipe and I have seen her preparing this many a times and it tastes great. Now to the recipe..
Ingredients
- oil 1 1/2 tablespoon
- mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
- asafoetida powder a pinch
- turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
- red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
- curry leaves few
- potatoes 3 (medium)
- salt to taste
Method
1. Cook potatoes in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles or until they are cooked.
2. Peel the skin and cut them into cubes. Keep them aside.
3. In a pan, heat oil, splutter mustard seeds. Then add curry leaves and saute for a few seconds.
4. Next add the diced potatoes and stir well.
5. Then add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and asafoetida powder. Mix well so that the masala coats the potatoes.
6. Reduce the flame to low and simmer for 10 minutes until the potatoes turn light golden around the edges.
7. Keep on turning at regular intervals to ensure even crisping and roasting of potatoes.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves. Potato roast is ready.
9. This can be served with curd rice, rasam rice or also with sambar rice.
