Baby Potato fry/roast is a simple and delicious dish prepared with baby potatoes. The baby potatoes are cooked, peeled, marinated in spices and then roasted evenly. This is a great accompaniment to rice and roti. It goes well with sambar sadam, rasam rice, curd rice and chapati. It is very simple to make and needs very less ingredients. It is a dish which everyone in the family will love. Learn to make this simple baby potato fry following this easy recipe with video.
Baby Potato Fry-Siru Urulai Roast
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 30 mins
Serves: 2-3
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 2-3
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Baby Potatoes – 1/2 kg or 500 grams
Oil – 3 1/2 tbsp
Salt as required
Spice Powder
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Cumin/Jeera powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
For the seasoning
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Preparations
Soak the baby potatoes in water for 10 minutes. This will help to loosen the dirt and mud. Then wash it well under running water for 2-3 times to remove the mud.
Pressure cook the baby potatoes with enough water for 2 whistles. It should be soft but not mushy and should retain its shape. This is very important. Let it cool naturally. (avoid pouring cold water on top of it)
Peel the skin. This is a bit difficult task but worth the effort.
In a bowl, add the peeled potatoes, drizzle a tbsp of oil over it, then sprinkle all the spice powder (mentioned under Spice powder) and salt over the potatoes. Mix it well so that the potatoes are evenly coated with the spices. Let it sit for 30 minutes.
Method – After 30 minutes
Now heat the remaining oil in a pan or kadai , add mustard and cumin seeds, when they splutter, add the marinated potatoes.
Cook uncovered on low heat, stirring or tossing from time to time, till all the potatoes are evenly roasted.
Very Simple and tasty baby potato roast/baby aloo fry is ready.
It goes well as an accompaniment with rasam rice, sambar, kulambu and curd rice.
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View Comments (38)
The baby potatoes are cho chweet...Love them..
Gayu
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com
Delicious baby potato fry and love those cute little potato guys...
Hey,
Love the baby poato fry...:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com
EVEN WE DO MAKE THIS WAY.lOOKS YUMMY
yummy fry !
looks spicy n yummy
cute baby potatoes tempting me very much, i am little lazy when it comes to the peeling part.
Hey Padhu
Baby Potato Fries look so cute. They must have tasted delicious as well. Wonderful presentation.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Yummy potato fry.Look at those cutie potatoes.
Potato fry looks delicious Padhu.