This aloo fry recipe is the most frequently prepared one in my kitchen. I make it atleast once in a week for my kids lunch box, as they like to have their side dish plain without onions or tomatoes. As per the name ‘Easy potato fry’, it’s really a very simple veggie that can be prepared in a jiffy. It goes very well with sambar, rasam, curd rice and we can even use it as a filling in chapati too. I have added a twist to regular one and used besan flour for extra coating and crispiness. Ok,let’s go to the preparation.
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Aloo Fry Recipe
Aloo Fry Recipe | Easy Potato Fry
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Lunch, Sidedish
Preparation + Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2 to 3
- Potato – 4
- Garlic Pods – 2 to 3
- Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
- Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
- Sambar Powder – 1 tsp
- Besan flour – 2 tsp
- Salt – As Required
- Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
- Fennel Seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
- Oil – 1.5 tsp
1. Peel the skin of garlic and crush it. Take besan flour in a bowl, add 1 tbsp of water and mix well. Peel the skin of potato, rinse well and chop into even sized cubes. In a bowl, add the chopped potato and enough cold water. Let the potato rest in cold water for 15 minutes. This step is optional, but it helps to get rid of extra starch and gives crispy potato. Drain the water completely and keep by side.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Let it splutter.
3. Then add curry leaves and crushed garlic. Fry the garlic till nice smell arises but don’t burn it.
4. Now add the potato, turmeric powder, chilli powder and sambar powder.
5. Add salt and mix gently till all the pieces get evenly coated with the spice powders. Cook covered in low flame for about 10 minutes.
6. No need to add water for cooking, it gets cooked in the moisture itself. But stir in the middle slowly.
7. Pour besan flour water and mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes in low flame, till the raw smell of besan flour leaves and the potatoes turn crispy.
Serve this Aloo fry with lemon rice or sambar rice.
Easy Potato Fry
1. Don’t chop the potato too small, as it turns mushy when cooking. Chop it into medium sized pieces.
2. Chop all the pieces evenly, so it gets cooked evenly inside.
3. Soaking the potato in cold water is optional. But it helps to get rid of extra starch and gives crispy potatoes.
4. Addition of garlic and fennel seeds is optional, but it adds nice flavour to the aloo fry recipe.
5. Use a non-stick pan or iron skillet to get well roasted potatoes.
6. Adjust chilli powder as per spice level required for this easy potato fry .
7. For variation sambar powder can be replaced with amchur powder.
8. Instead of besan flour, rice flour can also be used for crispiness.
9. Always fry in low flame for even cooking and avoid burning of potatoes.
10. Don’t stir/mix too much, as the potatoes break and turns mushy.
Aloo Fry Recipe
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Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
August 9, 2017 at 11:01 pmThis aloo fry is so simple and delish. Lovely recipe.