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potato podimas
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Potato Podimas - smashed boiled potatoes tossed with a coarse coconut, green chilly and ginger masala.
Boiled, mashed potatoes seasoned with mustard and urad dal, mixed with a coconut, green chilli and ginger paste.
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AMMAMMA'S NOTES.
Potatoes
4 or 5
Green chilly
1
Ginger
small pieces
Curry leaves
as needed
Coconut
4 tablespoons
Salt
to taste
Oil
as needed
Mustard
as needed
Urad dal
as needed
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Boil the potatoes, remove skin, smash and add salt.
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Grind the green chilly, ginger and coconut coarsely.
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Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dal for seasoning.
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Add the smashed potato, then add the ground coconut mixture, and remove from stove.
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Ammamma invented a potato podimas and puri recipe for me because I hated puri masala so much — a subtler version that always tasted like a warm hug. Thatha loved podimas too, so she loved making it even more.
YAMINI VENKATESAN
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH, 2026