Is there anyone who doesn’t like potatoes? That too-small potato marinated with aromatic spices and well roasted. I have tried this Potato Pepper Fry Recipe / Small Potato Fry Recipe so many times and it is always a super hit recipe at my home. Whenever I run out of sidedish ideas, this dish comes to my mind immediately and it is always a foolproof recipe. It is an apt and simple side dish for rasam, sambar and even pulao’s too. This potato pepper fry post is with step by step pics and a short Youtube video. If you like my video, please share it and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel.
Potato Pepper Fry Recipe
Potato Pepper Fry Recipe / Small Potato Fry Recipe is a side dish made with small potatoes marinated with aromatic spices and well roasted.
- ½ Kg Baby Potato
- 1 Big Onion
- 1½ tsp Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Corn Flour optional
- 2 to 3 tbsp Oil
- Salt As Required
- 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves For garnishing
- 1½ tsp Pepper Corns
- 1½ tsp Jeera / Cumin
- ½" Piece Cinnamon - 1/2" piece
- 4 to 5 Cloves
- 10 Flakes Garlic
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Jeera - 1/4 tsp
- 4 to 5 Whole Pepper
- 1 Red Chilli
- Few Curry Leaves
In a Pan dry roast the ingredients listed in the table 'To Roast & Grind'. Once it cools, grind it in a mixer/blender to a coarse powder.
Rinse the potatoes well and pressure cook it for 2 whistles (half-cooked). Peel the skin and prick it with a fork. In a mixing bowl, add the potatoes and chilli powder.
- Now add the roasted and ground ingredients. Then add cornflour, salt and mix it gently.
- Add little oil and toss it, so that the potatoes and masala get blended well. Keep by side for 1/2 an hour. Chop onion lengthwise.
Heat oil in a pan and temper with the ingredients given in the table 'To Temper'. Add onions and saute till it turns transparent. Then add required salt (only for onion) and the marinated potatoes. Fry in very low flame for about 10 to 15 minutes until the potatoes get roasted and turn golden brown. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve it with hot steaming rice and rasam.
Recipe Video
Tips for Small Potato Fry Recipe
1. Regular potatoes can also be chopped and used. But small potatoes gives a very nice taste.
2. Adjust chilli powder and pepper corn as per your spice level for this potato pepper fry recipe.
3. You can rinse the small potatoes well, fry it with the skin also which adds different flavour.
4. If the small potatoes are big, just halve / slice and use it for this small potato fry recipe.
5. Also don't over cook the potatoes, half cooked is enough.
6. Never skip to prick the boiled potatoes else it will not absorb the masala.
7. You can crush or chop the garlic and use it. But I dry roasted and grinded it.
8. Small potatoes can be marinated over night as well.
9. For a different taste, 1 tsp of garam masala powder / chat masala powder can also be used.
10. You can make it plain without onion also as no onion version.
11. For a tangy taste, 1/2 tomato can used while sauting, or 1 tsp of lemon juice can be added at last.
12. If you don't like the smell of cinnamon and cloves, just go ahead with jeera and pepper corns only.
Small Potato Fry Recipe
Method for Potato Pepper Fry Recipe
1. In a Pan dry roast the ingredients listed in the table ‘To Roast & Grind‘. Once it cools, grind it in a mixer/blender to a coarse powder.
2. Rinse the potatoes well and pressure cook it for 2 whistles (half-cooked). Peel the skin and prick it with a fork. In a mixing bowl, add the potatoes and chilli powder.
3. Now add the roasted and ground ingredients. Then add cornflour, salt and mix it gently.
4. Add little oil and toss it, so that the potatoes and masala get blended well. Keep by side for 1/2 an hour. Chop onion lengthwise.
5. Heat oil in a pan and temper with the ingredients given in the table ‘To Temper‘. Add onions and saute till it turns transparent. Then add required salt (only for onion) and the marinated potatoes. Fry in very low flame for about 10 to 15 minutes until the potatoes get roasted and turn golden brown. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve it with hot steaming rice and rasam.
Small Potato Fry Recipe
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