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Potato podimas | Urulaikilangu podimas recipe

Potato podimas | Urulaikilangu podimas recipe

Potato podimas or Urulaikilangu podimas (in Tamil) is a popular side dish prepared from boiled potatoes sauteed with onion and green chillies.

This potato podimas is more or less similar to potato masala, except the addition of the besan flour, which is mandatory for potato masala. This delicious Urulaikilangu podimas goes very well with all tamarind based gravies like Vendhaya kuzhambu, karuvepilai kuzhambu etc.

Since my daughter is a potato lover I make potatoes in multiple methods and used to try different recipes. This is one quick recipe, which you can make in just 15mins using boiled potatoes.

Even though potato is considered as weight gaining, not very healthy veggie, when it comes to health view, Potatoes are an indispensable part of Indian cooking. The many health and skin benefits of potatoes make the vegetable all the more special and not so bad. Few are the following:

The potato’s fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B6 content, coupled with its lack of cholesterol, all support heart health.

Potatoes contain significant amounts of fiber. Fiber helps to lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood, thereby decreasing the risk of heart disease.

Boiled potatoes are helping in Fighting cancer, controlling your diabetes and getting stronger bones. Be healthy and happy by eating these wonder friendly vegetable MODERATELY 🙂

For more potato recipes: Potato bonda, Potato masala, Aloo Tikki, Potato fry

Let us see a quick video of making this potato podimas (Urulaikilangu podimas):

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Potato podimas | Urulaikilangu podimas recipe

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Potato podimas or Urulaikilangu podimas (in Tamil) is a popular side dish prepared from boiled potatoes satueed with onion and green chillies. This potato podimas is more or less similar like potato masala, except the addition of the besan flour, which is mandatory for potato masala. This delicious Urulaikilangu podimas goes very well with all tamarind based gravies like vendhaya kuzhambu, karuvepilai kuzhambu etc.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 3 big potatoes
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp jeera seeds
  • 1 tbsp gram dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • ½ tsp chopped ginger
  • 1 big onion
  • 3 green chillies
  • Few curry leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp lemon juice optional

Instructions
 

Preparation:

  • Boil potatoes with enough water until soft. If you are doing pressure cook, give 2 whistles.
  • Peel the skin and mash the potatoes. Keep aside.
  • Chop onions, green chillies, and ginger.

Recipe to make potato podimas (Urulaikilangu podimas):

  • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and jeera seeds.
  • Let them splutter and add gram dal and urad dal. Fry them until golden color.
  • Add finely chopped ginger and mix well.
  • Put chopped green chillies.
  • Now add chopped onions and curry leaves.
  • Sauté nicely until it turns into transparent color.
  • Add the required salt, turmeric powder, and chilli powder.
  • Mash boiled potatoes well and add.
  • Mix the potatoes nicely with the masala in low flame for 5 mins.
  • Finally, add a few drops of lemon juice and mix quickly.
  • Switch off the podimas and serve with rice, roti or dosa.

Notes

Tips: 1. You can skip lemon juice as it is optional to give some tangy touch. 2. Instead of lemon juice, you can use one chopped tomato while sautéing onions before adding potatoes. 3. Do not avoid ginger as it helps to avoid gas trouble after eating potatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal
Keyword How to make potato podimas, Potato podimas, Urulaikilangu podimas, Urulaikizhangu podimas
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Preparation:

  • Boil potatoes with enough water until soft. If you are doing pressure cook, give 2 whistles.
  • Peel the skin and mash the potatoes. Keep aside.
  • Chop onions, green chillies, and ginger.

Recipe to make potato podimas (Urulaikilangu podimas):

  • Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and jeera seeds.

Potato podimas -mustardPotato podimas -jeera

  • Let them splutter and add gram dal and urad dal. Fry them until golden color.Potato podimas -gram dal Potato podimas -urad dal
  • Add finely chopped ginger and mix well.

Potato podimas -ginger

  • Put chopped green chillies.

Potato podimas -green chilli

  • Now add chopped onions and curry leaves.

Potato podimas -onion Potato podimas -curry leaves

  • Sauté nicely until it turns into transparent color.
  • Add the required salt, turmeric powder, and chilli powder.

Potato podimas -salt Potato podimas -turmeric Potato podimas -chilli powder

  • Mash boiled potatoes well and add.

Potato podimas -mashed potatoPotato podimas -potato

  • Mix the potatoes nicely with the masala in low flame for 5 mins.

Potato podimas -mixed

  • Finally, add a few drops of lemon juice and mix quickly.

Potato podimas -lemon

  • Switch off the podimas and serve with rice, roti or dosa.

Tips:

  1. You can skip lemon juice as it is optional to give some tangy touch.
  2. Instead of lemon juice, you can use one chopped tomato while sautéing onions before adding potatoes.
  3. Do not avoid ginger as it helps to avoid gas trouble after eating potatoes.

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