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South Indian Stir-fried Potato

By Petrina Verma Sarkar, About.com

This easy-to-make potato dish tastes great as a filling in Dosas (crispy rice batter pancakes) or eaten with hot chapatis (Indian flatbread) or parathas (pan-fried Indian flatbread).

Ingredients:

  • 6 large potatoes cut into halves and then sliced thinly
  • 2 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 7-8 curry leaves
  • 2 green chillies chopped fine
  • 1 large onion chopped fine
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:

  • Heat the oil in a pan on a medium flame. Add the mustard seeds, green chillies and curry leaves and fry till spluttering stops.
  • Add the onions and fry till soft.
  • Add the potatoes, tumeric powder and salt to taste and mix well.
  • Cook till potato is done.
  • Serve with hot chapatis (Indian flatbread) or parathas (pan-fried Indian flatbread).
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