"CHETTINADU POTATO FRY"

Hi everyone.... How r u....? first of all my hearty new year wishes to u alll..... been off for so many months.. feeling very bad about it.... 

Ok now let me start... one day as i was sitting thinking wat to cook... i saw this receipe in one of the tamil channels " MEGA TV" in the program "pengal.com". the actual receipe called for vallaka, as i not have tat vege i substituted with potato which became super duper hit..... so thought to share this with u alll....

Ingridients

1. Potato : 6 - 7 (medium size)

2. Garlic : 10 cloves

3. Mustard seeds : 1 tsp

4. Urad dal : 1 tspn

5. Sombu (fennel seeds) : 2 tbspn

6. Red chilli powder : 2 tspn( if u like less hot u can reduce it to 1 tspn. i used 1 tspn of  colour red
 chilli powder and karam red chilli powder)

7. Turmeric powder : a pinch 

8. Salt : 1 tspn ( u can add less or more as per ur taste)

9. Oil : 2 tbspn

Preparation to do before starting : 
    

Cut the potatoes into thin long strips                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                    Then half boil it with a pinch of salt

Next mix red chilli powder and salt in a cup

To it add water and mix it well...

The mixture should not be very thick.....it should be like this.. pouring consistency.

Procedure
1. Heat oil in a khadai.

2. To it add  mustard seeds and urad dal.

3. When it splutters add sombu (fennel seeds).

4. When it is slightly brown, add the crushed garlic.

5. When the garlic is fried a little add the prepared chilli and salt mixture.

  
6. Let it fry for one minute, it will start to boil.

7. Now add the boiled and strained potatoes.

8. Mix well till the masala is mixed with the potatoes.

9.Now bring the flame to medium heat and keep frying. U will see all the water gone and the masala will stick to the potatoes.

10. Now sim the gas and keep stirring in intervals for 20 to 25 mins or till the potatoes r soft n fried.

11.Chettinadu potato fry is ready... serve it with hot rice and ghee.

Note : U can also deep fry the potatoes and add instead of half boiling it.. If u r  deep frying then dont make the red chilli powder and salt mixture too thin. Reduce little water and make it a thick paste..


Hope u all enjoyed it... if there is some mistake pls let me know so tat i can change in future.






With regards,
Neethu .