This Potato Curry Recipe / Urulaikilangu Varuval is the most popular vegetable curry in Tamil Nadu cuisine. It is a great combination with Sambar, Rasam and Curd Rice. This curry is served in most of the functions. I prepare this potato fry recipe atleast twice in a month and its always a fail proof recipe.
Urulaikilangu Varuval Recipe
Potato Curry Recipe | Urulaikilangu Varuval | Potato Fry Recipe
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Lunch Sidedish / Poriyal
Preparation + Cook Time : 30 Mins | Serves : 3
Ingredients
- Onion – 1
- Tomato – 1
- Potato – 3 Large
- Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp
- Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
- Sambar Powder – 1 tsp
- Garlic – 2 pods crushed
- Salt – To taste
- Oil – 2 tblsp
To Temper
- Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
- Urad Dal – ½ tsp
- Fennel Seeds – ¼ tsp
- Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
- Oil – 2 tblsp
Method
1. Cut potatoes into 2 or 3 pieces and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Peel the skin and cut into pieces. Chop onion, tomatoes, crush garlic and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan and temper with items given in the table ‘To Temper’. Add Onion, garlic and fry till transparent. Then add tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy.
2. Heat oil in a pan and temper with items given in the table ‘To Temper’. Add Onion, garlic and fry till transparent. Then add tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy.
3. To this add turmeric, chilli powder, sambar powder and salt. Sprinkle little water. Now add chopped potatoes and mix well. Cook in low flame for 10 mins, until the potatoes get cooked and turn golden brown.
Serve this Potato Curry Recipe with a simple rasam and steamed rice.
Tips
1. Adding garlic pods and fennel seeds is optional, but it gives a very nice aroma to the Potato curry recipe.
2. Using an iron kadai gives a well roasted urulaikilangu varuval.
Potato Curry Recipe
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Hi Priya!
Sounds like a nice recipe. I’d like to try it but what is Urad Dal? Can I substitute it with something else?
Thank you, Urad dal is a type of lentil, usually used for grinding idli batter and mostly used for tempering in South Indian cuisine. If you don’t have urad dal in hand, feel free to skip it.