Podi Sesame Potatoes | Tilwale Aloo with Podi
Baby potatoes tossed with milagai podi and sesame seeds
Servings 15
Ingredients
- 16 to 18 baby potatoes
- 3 tbsp of milagai podi
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
- few curry leaves
- 2 tbsp of lemon juice
- 2 tbsp of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- salt to taste.
Instructions
- Firstly, wash the potatoes well.
- Transfer the potatoes to a pressure cooker.
- Add water, salt and pressure cook them for 3 to 4 whistles while ensuring to retain their firmness.
- Once the pressure is released form the cooker, open the cooker.
- Drain the water and allow the potatoes to cool completely.
- Peel the potatoes.
- Prick each potato using a fork.
- Add a tablespoon of milagai podi to the potatoes.
- Mix well using your fingers so that the potatoes are coated well with podi.
- Set them aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds, sesame seeds and curry leaves.
- Add 2 tbsp of milagai podi and saute for few seconds.
- Now, add the podi coated potatoes. Mix well.
- Add salt as required. Give a quick mix.
- Turn off the heat. Add lemon juice.
- Mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot.