potato podimas recipe, how to make potato podimas | south indian style

by dassana on December 4, 2013 · 0 comments

potato podimas is basically mashed potatoes which are tempered & spiced with the regular south indian spices and herbs.

this recipe of potato podimas is inspired from a south indian restaurant that we used to frequent in our childhood days. their potato podimas used to be part of their south indian thali and would be damn good. with few and easily available spices which are always stocked in an indian kitchen, you can make this delicious potato podimas.

this potato podimas recipe is not spicy neither hot and is an excellent combination with pooris, chapatis. it can also be had as a side dish with sambar or rasam and steamed rice. this is also a satvik no onion no garlic recipe.

i make potato podimas often as it so simple and easy. i usually make the potato podimas with a rice based dish like tomato rice or coriander rice. they also go well with curd rice.

if you are looking for more potato or aloo recipes then do check aloo paratha, punjabi dum aloo, bread rolls with stuffed potatoes, aloo 65 or potato 65 and aloo tamatar ki sabzi.

potato podimas – south indian style spiced mashed potatoes

Author: dassana

Serves: 2-3

• 2 large potatoes
• ¾ tsp mustard seeds
• ¾ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp asafoetida powder
• ½ tsp grated ginger (optional)
• 1 green chili, chopped
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 1 to 1.5 tbsp oil
• ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves
• ½ tsp lemon juice or as required (optional)
• some grated coconut (optional)
• salt as required

1. boil or steam the potatoes in a pressure cooker or steamer till completely cooked and of mashable consistency.
2. peel and mash the potatoes coarsely when they are still hot or warm.
3. you can also crumble the potatoes.
4. keep the roughly mashed potatoes aside.
5. heat oil in a pan.
6. crackle the mustard seeds first.
7. then add the cumin seeds and let them splutter.
8. add the green chilies, ginger, curry leaves and asafoetida.
9. fry till for 7-9 seconds.
10. add the mashed potatoes.
11. stir well.
12. add salt and saute for 3-4 minutes on a low flame stirring at times.
13. add the coriander leaves and saute for 1-2 minutes more on a low flame.
14. instead of sauting with coriander leaves, you can also garnish with coriander leaves.
15. stir hot with chapati, poori or sambar-rice, rasam-rice or dal-rice.

if adding lemon juice and coconut, add them towards the end. switch off the gas stove and then add the lemon juice and coconut. mix well.

you can also add ¾ tsp of urad dal in the tempering. i avoid adding urad dal as they get stuck in the teeth

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