Potato Podimas Ingredients: Cooked Potatoes – 2 ( cook potatoes with salt in a pressure cooker ) Green chilli - 1 -2 chop finely Ginger - 1 tbsp chopped finely Turmeric powder - 1 tsp Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped finely Salt - to taste 1 tsp lemon juice For seasoning: Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Chana dal – ½ tsp Asafoetida (Perungayam) - a pinch Curry leaves – few Oil - 1 tsp Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dhal and chana dal. Let it splutter. Add curry leaves, Asafoetida , turmeric powder, green chilli and ginger. Fry for a minute. Add mashed potatoes and add required salt and mix well. If needed add some water in it. Let it be on the stove for 2-3 mins . Add coriander leaves and switch off. Add 1 tsp lemon juice and mix well. Yummy Potato Podimas is ready to serve. Note: You can add coconut in the recipe if you like coconut
Green Plantain - Vaazakkai Podimaas Ingredients: Cooked green Plantain – 2 ( cook Vaazhakkai with salt in a pressure cooker) Green chilly - 1 -2 chop finely Ginger - 1 tbsp chopped finely Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped finely Salt - to taste 1 tsp lemon juice For seasoning: Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp Chana dal – ½ tsp Asafoetida (Perungayam) - a pinch Curry leaves – few Oil - 1 tsp Remove skin from the cooked plantain. Grate them and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dhal and chana dal. Let it splutter. Add curry leaves, Asafoetida , green chilly and ginger. Fry for a minute. Add grated cooked plantain and add required salt and mix well. Let it be on the stove for 2-3 mins . Add coriander leaves and switch off. Add 1 tsp lemon juice and mix well. Yummy Green Plantain Podimas is ready to serve. Note: You can add coconut in the recipe if you like coconut. Also if you want you can add turmeric powder and make yellow podimas Here is the photo of the Podimas which I made today