Potato is known as Urulai kizhangu in Tamil and Aloo in Hindi.
Potato is one vegetable that everyone is fond off and is used in almost all the cuisines of the world. It’s a very healthy and a versatile vegetable which is used in many varieties of recipes like soups, starters, salads, main courses, accompaniments and desserts.
Today I have made potato peratal which is a a famous dish Chetinadu Cuisine of Tamil Nadu. It’s a spicy, aromatic and a delicious dish. It’s one of my family’s favourite:)
Boiled and chopped potatoes- 2 cups
Peeled Shallots- 1 cup
Garlic- 15-20 cloves
Sesame oil- 1 tbsp
Mustard- 1 tsp
Red chillies- 2-3
Saunf ( fennel seeds)- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- few
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsps
Dry mango powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Method
Wash the shallots.
Peel and crush the garlic cloves.
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard. When it starts spluttering, add saunf, red chillies and curry leaves. Sauté for few seconds and then add the crushed garlic and shallots. Add little salt. Sauté till the shallots turn golden.
Now add the potatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder and salt to taste. Mix well. Sauté for a min and then add 1/4 cup of water. Let it cook till the potatoes becomes dry.
Serve hot with rice and sambar/ rasam or rotis:)
I have
Perfect with rasam and pappadam! 🙂 your recipes are very easy to follow! Keep it coming.
Thank you so much:)