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potato roast
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Ingredients

  • 3 big golden potatoes
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tbsp Sambar powder
  • Salt
  • Hing
  • 1 + 1/2 tbsp Besan flour

To temper:

  • Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
  • Channa dal 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves few

Instructions

  • Firstly, in a pressure cooker, add roughly chopped potatoes and turmeric powder, and enough water to soak
  • Pressure cook for 2 whistles and let the pressure release naturally
  • Place the cooked potatoes in a colander and drain the water
  • Furthermore, run tap water to prevent further cooking
  • Let the water drain completely, and let the potatoes turn cold. Peel off the skin and cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces
  • In a cast-iron skillet, add 1 tbsp of oil and let the oil turn hot
  • Add mustard seeds, channa dal, and curry leaves, and let them splutter
  • Turn down  the flame to low-medium
  • Furthermore, add sambar powder and salt; give a quick mix
  • Add potatoes and mix well
  • Cook for a minute, mix well in between
  • Furthermore, add 1 tbsp of oil and mix well
  • Add besan flour and mix well
  • Finally, add a generous pinch of hing and cook for 20 minutes, sauteeing the potatoes once in a while for even roasting

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Notes

  1. I have used 3 big golden potatoes. Adjust the number of potatoes according to the potato size
  2. Though I have directly cooked potatoes for 2 whistles mine didn't turn mushy
  3. Adjust the number of whistles according the variety of potato you use
  4. Wash the cooked potatoes in cold water to avoid further cooking
  5. After peeling the skin chop them into bite-sized pieces for even roasting
  6. I have used a cast-iron skillet. If you use a non-stick pan, potato texture might vary
  7. I usually grease cast-iron skillet with coconut oil so the pan already has little oil. I still used 2 tbsp of coconut oil for cooking urulai roast
  8. You can use any oil of your choice for urulai roast
  9. I have used sambar powder instead you can use chilli powder
  10. Always turn down the flame before adding sambar powder to avoid burning
  11. Mix well after adding sambar powder so that it gets evenly coated on all potato pieces
  12. Besan flour is optional, but it gives good texture to the poriyal. You can use rice flour instead of besan flour
  13. Initially, potato might look sticky but scrape and roast for best texture
  14. Cook in low- medium flame for 20 minutes
  15. Avoid high flame. Takes time to slow
    cook but yields tasty urulai roast
  16. If you slow roast the potatoes, scraping them in-between, it will be easy to clean the pan
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