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PRESSURE COOK POTATOES

Always cook potatoes with salt to avoid overcooking. Add water just as required. Also, adjust the whistles according to your potatoes. You can also cook potatoes in the microwave.

SHOULD I ADD COLD WATER TO COOKED POTATOES?

It is optional but it helps to avoid overcooking.

Should I use a potato masher?

Traditionally potatoes are crumbled for podimas. You can slightly mash using your hands to avoid the masher. You can also grate potatoes or roughly chop them.

CAN I COOK POTATO podimas ON A HIGH FLAME?

No, Slow cooking is key for the perfect tasty potato fry. after tempering add potato, quickly saute, and turn off the stove.

Serving suggestion

Tastes good with rice accompaniment like kuzhambu, rasam, etc.

CAN I ADD ONION FOR urulai kizhangu podimas?

Traditionally onion and garlic are not added. According to your taste.

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Ingredients

Pressure cook

3 potatoes

Water

Salt

Temper

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

5 cashews

1/2 tablespoon Chana dal

urulai kilangu Podimas

2 green chilli

1/2 teaspoon ginger, tightly pressed

1 tablespoon coconut

Curry leaves

1 tablespoon coconut, heaped

Lemon juice around 1 tsp

How the make urulaikizhangu podimas with step-by-step pictures

First, cook potato with enough water, and salt for 2 whistles

Transfer to a colander and run cold water to prevent further cooking
drain the water completely and cool
Peel and crumble

Add oil and heat on a medium flame

When the oil turns hot, add cashews, mustard seeds, and chana dal; let them splutter

Furthermore add green chilli, curry leaves, and ginger; roast well

Add salt and quickly mix

Furthermore, add potatoes and turn to a low flame

Mix and turn off the stove

Finally add coriander leaves, coconut, and lemon juice; mix and cool