Potato lemon curry Urulaikizhangupodimas

Ingredients required

• half kg potatoes
• mustard seeds, 
• urad dhal 
•  gram dhal 
• Asafoetida, 
• turmeric powder, 
• curry leaves, 
• green chillies 
•  ginger
• Salt and 
• two medium sized lemons

This is one of the most traditional methods of making potato poriyal . Take a little oil in a shall vessel and heat it .

Add mustard, urad dhal and gram dhal to oil .  When mustard stops spluttering

Add asafoetida

Add curry leaves

Add finely chopped green chillies and ginger pieces

Add turmeric powder when these are cooked

Add the previously cooked (in a pressure cooker ) and mashed potatoes to these and mix  well with a ladle

Add salt to taste and mix well so that all the ingredients mix evenly through out

Switch off the stove and squeeze the two medium sized lemons .  This ensures that the curry does not turn  bitter.

Potato poriyal is ready to be served as a side dish for rice.  We can use it for chapati and poori also

Onion is not added to this category , usually.