Potato podimas is a typical south indian curry aka side dish for rice varieties. The potatoes are cut into tiny chunks and then they are sautees in a sesame oil tempering with mustard seeds, urad dhal, red chillies with seeds, bengal gram. Then to add more spice to the curry, a pinch of turmeric powder and some generous amount of red chilli powder is added and cooked on steam for couple of minutes. Then the half cooked potatoes are roasted till they turn little brown on all sides, on high flame. You just need to be careful enough not to burn the potatoes or avoid getting stuck to the bottom of the pan. Once the potatoes are roasted to the desired level, you can optionally garnish the podimas with chopped corainder leaves and serve with your favourite rice variety for lunch course. Ingredients: 3 large potatoes, peeled and finely chopped into tiny chunks 3 dry red chillies 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp urad dhal or split black gram 2 tbsp oil, i used sesame oil for better t...