Recipe- South Indian Style Spicy Potato Curry

Hot and Spicy Curried Potato or Aloo Fry curry cooked South Indian style! It's a delicious vegan side dish made with spices and crispy roast potatoes. What's key to the dish is the special spice mix used. Every South Indian potato fry will taste a tad different because of this spice powder. We use sambhar powder in this curry that gives it a hot and fiery taste along with a power-packed flavor.

Ingredients

6 potatoes
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp urad dal
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp sambhar powder
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Method

- The first step is to prep the potatoes. Now there are two ways you can do that.

- You can parboil the potatoes, then peel and cut them into cubes, or first peel and cut them into cubes and then fry them without parboiling.

- I have parboiled them in the microwave for this recipe. To parboil, add potatoes to a bowl along with water, salt and turmeric. Microwave on HIGH for 13-15 minutes. Drain, peel, and cut in cubes.

- However, you can also parboil the potatoes in a pressure cooker, Instant pot, or stovetop.

- Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Once it's hot, add the mustard seeds and let them crackle. After that, add the cumin seeds and urad dal. Fry till the dal turns light golden.

- Then add half of the chopped cilantro, turmeric powder, and sambhar powder.

- Fry for 30 seconds and then immediately add the potatoes along with salt. Fry it all together till the potatoes are done and coated with the masala.

- It could take about 10 - 12 minutes on medium flame. Keep stirring at regular intervals to ensure even roasting.

- Finally, garnish with the remaining chopped cilantro. You can also garnish with shredded coconut.

- Keep stirring so the potatoes are evenly cooked. You can stick a fork in them, or try to split them with a spatula or spoon.

- It could take about 10 - 12 minutes on medium flame. Keep stirring at regular intervals to ensure even roasting. You can stick a fork in them, or try to split them with a spatula or spoon to check if they are done.

- Finally, garnish with the remaining chopped cilantro. You can also garnish with shredded coconut.