Batata Pudla (Potato Pudla)

Batata Pudla

A spiced potato-onion mixture cooked after a mustard-hing tempering; cooked gently to avoid burning.

Ingredients

• 1/4 kg potatoes (boiled; soak in water 15 minutes before (as written))
• 2 medium onion
• 4–5 green chillies
• cumin seeds
• 1 lemon
• red chilli powder
• salt
• turmeric
• oil (for tempering)
• mustard seeds (for tempering)
• hing (asafoetida) (for tempering)

Instructions

1. Soak the boiled potatoes in water about 15 minutes before starting (as written).
2. Make tempering: heat oil and add mustard seeds and hing.
3. Add onion, green chillies, and potatoes.
4. Add cumin seeds, lemon, red chilli powder, salt, and turmeric; mix well.
5. Cook on a slow flame for 5–10 minutes.

Tips

• Cook on low flame; high flame may burn.