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Potato Fry
Quick
Potato Fry - boiled potato cubes coated in a spiced gram flour mix and pan-fried until crisp.
Boiled potato cubes coated in besan, rice flour and spices, fried slowly with mustard and urad dal till crisp.
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AMMAMMA'S NOTES.
Potatoes
as needed
Sweet Potato
(optional)
Besan
4 tablespoons
Rice flour
2 spoons
Salt
to taste
Turmeric
1/4 tsp
Sambar powder
1/2 tsp
Oil
4 tablespoons
Mustard
1/2 spoon
Urad dal
1/2 spoon
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Boil the potatoes, peel and cut into small cubes.
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In a bowl, mix besan, rice flour, turmeric, salt and sambar powder well.
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Add the boiled potato cubes to the mixture and mix well.
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Heat oil in a pan; add mustard, and once it splutters add urad dal, then add the potato mixture.
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Keep the flame low and fry slowly, stirring often, until crispy.
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AMMAMMA WOULD SIT AT THE INDUCTION LONGER THAN USUAL, KEEPING IT ON A LOW FLAME TILL WE ALL ARRIVED FOR SUNDAY LUNCH, SO THE VENDAKKAI WOULD BE PERFECTLY CRISPY FOR ME. SHE TOOK REAL PRIDE IN HER PATIENCE — WATCHING THE BESAN SOLIDIFY AND CRISP UP OVER HOURS, (ALMOST) NEVER BURNING IT.
YAMINI VENKATESAN
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, 2026