Sambar Potatoes/ Potato Roast

I love baby potatoes to normal potatoes and a simple roast with rasam and rice is a super combo. So here is a simple recipe of Sambar potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 20  baby potatoes or 6-7 small potatoes or 3 large potatoes
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp red chilly powder
• ½ tsp sambar powder
• a pinch of asafoetida /hing
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp  coconut oil or any cooking oil
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves 

Method:

1. Boil or steam the potatoes till they are just cooked. Peel the potatoes.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Crackle the mustard seeds first. Then add the curry leaves and sauté for 10-12 seconds.
3. Add the cooked and peeled potatoes and stir. Add in all the spice powders, asafoetida and salt.
4. Stir well, so that the masala coats the potatoes well. saute for 5-6 mins on a low flame.
5. Keep on turning at intervals to ensure even crisping and roasting of the potatoes.
6. Garnish the roasted potatoes with coriander leaves .
7. Serve potato roast as a side dish with sambar rice, rasam rice or dal rice.

Note:

If using large potatoes then cook them and cut them into cubes.

Do not overcook the potatoes as they can get mushy.

You can increase spice according to your choice.