Chettinad Urulai Roast

Radhika of Tickling Palates had sent out an email about couple of weeks back about this new event called 'Blog Hop Wednesdays'....I got excited from that time and later it was decided that we (about 40 of us and counting) would be paired with one blogger every other week and we need to post a recipe from our partner's blog on alternate Wednesdays. The pairing schedule has been painstakingly worked out by Radhika..:-)


I thought this would be another opportunity to get to know new bloggers and also push us into learning new things along the way...For the first week, I have been paired with Kaveri of Palakkad Chamayal,  she has a lovely blog with many traditional SouthIndian recipes...I had a very wonderful time browsing through her yummy space...:-) 


After going through all the recipes, as to what to showcase from her blog, I chose this Chettinad Urulai Roast ...Chettinad is a small region in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is very famous for its spicy and aromatic cuisine...and i love chettinad cuisines....But I chose this recipe as my son loves to eat potatoes and this recipe contains baby potato with urad dal powder and u cant believe the taste is out of the world...its indeed a gr8 combo...really unbelievable...I have not  made any changes to the original recipe to keep the authenticity of the recipe....and here it goes:-

Ingredients

Baby Potatoes – 250 gms

Salt to taste

Dry Roast and Powder

Split Urad Dal – 1 to 2 tsps
Dried Red Chillies – 2 – 3
Whole Black Peppercorns – 5 – 6

For Seasoning

Oil – 2 – 3 tsps
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Hing – 1 pinch
Turmeric Powder – 1 Pinch
Curry Leaves a few

Method

Boil and peel the baby potatoes.
Heat a Kadai, dry roast the split Urad dal. Once it starts changing color add the peppercorns and red chillies. Roast until Dal turn nice and brown. Cool, grind and keep aside.
In the same Kadai, add oil. Once oil is heated, add the mustard seeds and hing. Next add the turmeric powder and the curry leaves.
Next add the boiled and peeled potates. Give it a good stir. Add salt to taste and sauté for a about 5 mins.

Finally add the spice powder and mix well.

Serve hot with rice/roti...enjoy...:-)

*Note:

1. If baby potatoes are not available, use big ones. 

Boil and cut them into medium sized chunks.
2. Adjust spice according to your taste and u could also add sliced onions and garlic to this. Saute these before adding the potatoes.

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