Potato roast (aloo fry/spicy potato roast)

(South indian style spicy potato roast)

Potato roast (Aloo fry/potato fry) ingredients:

• 5 medium size potatoes
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 3/4 tsp chilli powder or to taste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste

Seasoning ingredients:

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• few curry leaves
• 1 tbsp of oil

Potato fry or aloo fry preparation:

• Wash and pressure cook the potatoes.
• Allow them to cool for sometime. Then peel and roughly smash into cubes.
• Heat a pan with oil and add mustard seeds.
• When they start to pop add remaining seasoning ingredients.
• Saute till they turn into golden yellow colour.
• Add chopped onions and saute till they turn into transparent.
• Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they become juicy.
• Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and required amount of salt.
• Mix well and add roughly smashed potatoes.
• Mix well and cook on low flame for 5-7 mins.
• Finally adjust salt and remove from flame.
• Now your spicy, easy and tasty potato fry (aloo fry) is ready to serve.
• Serve hot with Sambar rice, curd rice, vegetable rice, etc...

prep time: 15 mins

cooking time: 10-15mins

serves: 4-6