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Potato Podimas Recipe




Ingredients:

• 500 g Potatoes 
• 25 g Cashew Nuts 
• 2 tbsp Refined Oil 
• ½ tbsp Mustard Seeds 
• 1 tbsp Bengal Gram (Chana Dal) 
• 1 inch Ginger (chopped finely) 
• 1 Green Chili (slit) 
• Salt (to taste) 
• ¼ tbsp Turmeric Powder (haldi) 
• Few leaves of Green Coriander (chopped) 
• 1/2 Lemon (juice)

Method:
• Parboil the potatoes.
• Peel the potatoes and mash them. Set aside.
• Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and fry the cashew nuts until golden. Remove and keep aside.
• In another pan, heat the remaining oil and add the mustard seeds.
• When they splutter, add the Bengal gram, ginger and green chili. Sauté till the gram turns golden.
• Add in the mashed potatoes, salt, fried cashew nuts and turmeric powder. Stir for about 6 minutes.
• Remove from fire and add in the chopped coriander and lemon juice.
• Serve hot with chapattis, puris or plain rice.