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. Poriyal recipe collection in TMF Pressure cooker recipes in TMF Varuval recipes in TMF
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
