BABY POTATO ROAST - TWO VARIATIONS

INGREDIENTS:

Baby potatoes - 1 kg.
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
Chilli powder - 1 tsp.
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Urad dhal - 2 tsp.
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 2 ladles

METHOD: VARIETY - 1 : WITH SKIN

Frying the baby potatoes with skin has a different taste.

Wash well and half the baby potatoes.

In a kadai, heat oil, add mustard seeds. After they splutter add urad dal, and a pinch of turmeric powder. When urad dal turns golden brown, add the halved potatoes. Add salt and chilli powder as required. Fry till golden brown and serve.

METHOD: VARIETY - 2 : BOILED AND PEELED

Boil and peel the baby potatoes. Marinate the peeled potatoes with salt, chilli powder and turmeric powder for 15 minutes.

Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and urad dhal. When urad dal turns golden brown, add the marinated potatoes. Fry till golden brown and serve.