Quick n Easy Potato Fry/ Urulai kizhangu vathakal/Poriyal

Ingredients

Potato - 3 nos Medium size
Onion - 1/4 or Shallot - 2 nos or Pearl onion - 3 nos
Garlic - 2 pods
Cilantro/Coriander leaves - 2 strands
Salt for taste
Grated Coconut - 1ts (optional)
Butter/Oil - 1 ts

Tempering

Mustard - 1/4 ts
Urad Dhal - 1/2 ts
Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1/4 ts
Asfoetida/Hing - 2 pinch
Curry Leaves - 2 twig
Red Chilli - 1 no


Method

1. Finely chop the onion,curry leaves,Garlic and coriander leaves. Wash the Potato and peel the skin,chop them into small square pieces more like a dice size, either you can pressure cook the potato for a whistle and keep it aside or you can even cook the potato in the pan directly.
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2. Place a wok, add a ts of butter/oil once heated add the tempering items given in the list once the mustard splutters, add the garlic fry it for 5 sec then add the onion,some coriander leaves and fry for a min, if you haven't pressure cooked the potato you can add the raw ones now and add little water to cook.

3. Close the pan with a lid once the potatoes are cooked, adjust the seasoning and saute it nicely for 1 to 2 min till the potato gets slightly crispy and switch off the flame.

4. Garnish with some cilantro leaves and grated coconut, coconut is to enhance the flavor and a very little amount of coconut in our diet is good for our skin..

This potato fry goes well with any spicy rice varieties. Kids love this simple potato dish with curd or Rasam rice.