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Home » BACHELOR COOKING » Potato curry | South Indian potato kara curry

Potato curry | South Indian potato kara curry

September 10, 2012 by Raks Anand 44 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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Potato curry , south Indian potato curry is a spicy side dish made usually as an accompaniment for rice in a lunch meal.

When I was compiling easy and basic recipes for Bachelor cooking ideas page last week, I was wondering why I have not posted some simple and basic recipes. One such recipe is this Potato curry, urulai kizhangu kara kari yet here in my blog! I have other two posts of potato curry recipe – one an unique curry with some flavourful spices and the other one in 100% micorwave cooking that I posted for an event. So I clicked this last time when I made it with rasam. 

This is an unbeatable combination – Rasam and potato curry. I never realized that until my friends keep telling about this combo. Until then I used to make it only with sambar. This is easy to make in a jiffy. So along with a simple rasam, it makes an excellent yet quick meals, perfect for a lazy day in your kitchen😋.

 உருளைக்கிழங்கு கறி
POTATO CURRY | URULAI KIZHANGU CURRY TIPS

Cooking the potato: For a perfect potato curry, the potatoes must be cooked right. Weather you do it by pressure cooker (the most common way) or by open pot boiling. Make sure, not to over cook the potatoes.

While pressure cooking, make sure to use water atleast enough to immerse the potatoes for uniform cooking. If you use less water, it gets cracked and retains moisture. so, more probability in getting over cooked. Usually, I cut into 4 as I learnt while cooking. This way it is cooked more uniform, even if the potatoes are large.

If you are choosing open pot method, peel the skin and cut each potato into 8 or depending on the size your potato is. Boil until a fork inserted goes inside soft (Fork soft potatoes).

Tips for golden roasted potato curry

Many people ask me how my potato curry gets that colour and it looks lovely with a golden brown colour. Use heavy bottomed pan. I love my everyday cast iron kadai or even my Lodge pan.

Do not keep stirring, give some time to get roasted. so, do it in regular intervals. Drizzle oil towards the end to give it a glaze.

The colour also depends on the curry powder or chilli powder you use.

Variations
  • Add asafoetida while tempering.
  • Couple of crushed garlic after tempering.
  • Coat the potatoes with turmeric, sambar powder, salt and a tablespoon of water, then add after sautéing onion.
  • Add 1/2 tsp garam masala if you like that flavor, along with sambar powder.
Goes well with
  • Mor kuzhambu
  • Sambar
  • Rasam
  • Lemon rice
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Potato curry, South Indian potato kara curry

Potato curry , south Indian potato curry is a spicy side dish made usually as an accompaniment for rice in a lunch meal.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 3
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • 3 Potato
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 tsp Sambar powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt – As needed
  • 1 tsp Coconut oil optional

To temper

  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 1 Curry leaves sprig

Instructions

  • Cut each potatoes into four and pressure cook with little water for 3 whistles.
  • Cool down and peel off the skin, again cut each piece into two or three.
  • Heat kadai and temper with items given under ‘to temper’ table and then add length-wise cut onions. Fry till transparent.
  • Add salt, sambar powder, turmeric powder and the cubed potatoes. Sprinkle a tbsp of water and mix well.
  • Cook in low or medium flame for 10 minutes, with turning carefully every 2-3 minutes.
  • Cook until golden roasted evenly. Lastly add coconut oil for extra flavour.

Notes

  • If you dont have sambar powder, you can replace it with 1 tsp red chilli powder & 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • You can try adding two crushed garlic after tempering (before adding onion). This makes it flavourful as well as to nullify the ‘gastric effect’.
  • If you want extra spicy, add 1 or 2 red chillies while you temper.
  • You can add chopped coriander leaves towards end if you want.
  • If you feel your curry gets stuck to pan and get burnt instead of turning golden brown, add more oil. Make sure to cook in low or medium flame.

Potato curry stepwise pictures:

  1. Cut each potatoes into four and pressure cook with little water for 3 whistles.
  2. Cool down and peel off the skin, again cut each piece into two or three.
  3. Heat kadai and temper with items given under ‘to temper’ table and then add length-wise cut onions. Fry till transparent.how to step1
  4. Add salt, sambar powder, turmeric powder and the cubed potatoes. Sprinkle a tblsp of water and mix well.how to step2
  5. Cook in low or medium flame for 10 minutes, with turning carefully every 2-3 minutes. Cook until golden roasted evenly. Lastly add coconut oil for extra flavour.how to step3

Serve hot with rasam or sambar as an accompaniment for rice. I have another version of potato curry that my mom makes. Will share it soon…

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  1. srividhya Ravikumar

    September 10, 2012 at 7:25 am

    wow..my favourite…looks delicious..

    Reply
  2. Prathibha

    September 10, 2012 at 7:28 am

    I prepared this just yesterday,love it very much

    Reply
  3. Priti S

    September 10, 2012 at 8:12 am

    My fav too …I too same way sometimes

    Reply
  4. Hamaree Rasoi

    September 10, 2012 at 8:19 am

    I do 2nd point to make it garlicky 🙂 love this simple preparation

    Reply
  5. Aarthi

    September 10, 2012 at 8:22 am

    this is my favorite one

    Reply
  6. jeyashrisuresh

    September 10, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Ooh my mom makes it in the same way and the looks exactly the same when she makes it in the kadai. Though i too follow her recipe since i make in non stick kadai, i never get this look. Super tempting curry

    Reply
  7. Gajus kitchen

    September 10, 2012 at 8:40 am

    Love your step by step procedure of the recipes and tempting photos.I also prepare the same way expect adding coconut oil and as rightly said this combo is unbeatable.

    Reply
  8. Priya

    September 10, 2012 at 8:56 am

    Super tempting potato curry,one of my fav.

    Reply
  9. Chitra

    September 10, 2012 at 9:28 am

    I make the same for raksha but i finely chop the onions..Nice clicks 🙂

    Reply
  10. Sudha Sabarish

    September 10, 2012 at 10:09 am

    My all time fav and will love to have it with anything.Looks too tempting and i use to add garlic as u said.Nice pics.

    Reply
  11. Princy Vinoth

    September 10, 2012 at 10:14 am

    One classic combination potato and rasam!

    Reply
  12. Kousa's Kitchen

    September 10, 2012 at 10:18 am

    This is the way my mom makes and i followed her…i love this way using sambhar pwd…

    Reply
  13. Nagalakshmi V

    September 10, 2012 at 10:42 am

    you are so right about this combo. it's amrith's favourite too!

    Reply
  14. sowmya's creative saga

    September 10, 2012 at 11:01 am

    Sambar and potato curry is a holiday menu for us..it has to be relished in leisure..looks yumm.

    Reply
  15. Divya Kudua

    September 10, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Roasted potato curry looks perfect!

    Reply
  16. Shanavi

    September 10, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    My fav too.. Though it's common in all the household,still I hope everyone who visits this page will immediately crave to have some..

    Reply
  17. Sharmilee! :)

    September 10, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    Awesome combo…looks very tempting! Beautiful clicks!!

    Reply
  18. divya

    September 10, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Wow awesome!! Looks too delectable dear 🙂

    Reply
  19. S.Menaga

    September 10, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    Who will say no to this tempting varuval!!

    Reply
  20. Vandana Rajesh

    September 10, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Wow..feel like having a bite..this is the way my mom makes it and they taste so yummm.

    Reply
  21. Shama Nagarajan

    September 10, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    delicious

    Reply
  22. anu

    September 10, 2012 at 6:15 pm

    Yummy yummy.,.love it

    Reply
  23. Vijitha

    September 10, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    I just made a batch of our good old urulai kizhangu varuval yesterday. Planning to whip lemon rice to go with it. Your looks simply delicious. I had lots of onions for added flavour.

    Reply
  24. GEETHA ACHAL

    September 10, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Looks so tempting and yummy varuval…

    Reply
  25. Sanoli Ghosh

    September 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    Very nicely flavored potato curry, this is our Sunday breakfast menu, puri with potato curry. Love this…. I add little lime juice at the end. Looks very tempting!

    Reply
  26. Premalatha Aravindhan

    September 11, 2012 at 2:39 am

    Aishu's fav combo rasam and potato curry,made this today also:)

    Reply
  27. radha

    September 11, 2012 at 5:32 am

    We used to make it this way at home, but over the years forgot to add the sambar powder! Will do the next time for sure

    Reply
  28. Aditi

    September 11, 2012 at 7:48 am

    You have a lovely blog 🙂 I really enjoy all your posts and photographs! Big Thank you:)))

    Reply
  29. Ramya

    September 11, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    Raks..I was eagerly waiting for this recipe after seeing it together with the Rasam clicks! I cant wait to try it over the weekend!I am already drooling thinking abt it!

    Reply
  30. pradeepa

    September 11, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    superb photo.. tempting me to eat potato curry

    Reply
  31. tamilsasikitchen

    September 12, 2012 at 8:56 am

    looks so yum….Love ur recipes…

    Reply
  32. Sangeetha

    September 12, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    I too make it similar way, nice combo with rasam, looks very inviting…loved your clicks!!

    Reply
  33. Archana

    September 30, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Love this veggie. My life saver.

    Reply
  34. Shalini Mahesh

    November 17, 2012 at 7:48 am

    Plz dont forget to drop basic lemon rice recipe too… i m just wondering how it got missed to appear in ur blog.

    Reply
  35. Madhav

    January 13, 2013 at 3:02 am

    Raks… Many thanks for this recipe. I tried it today and came good 🙂

    Will be on my regular menu until I learn something easier than this…

    Reply
  36. Madhav

    January 13, 2013 at 3:02 am

    Raks.. Super recipe.. Cooked myself today and it was good. 🙂

    Many thanks. I added few drops of lemon juice and it added more taste.. 🙂

    Reply
  37. Afaque Ahmed

    April 14, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    thank u made cooking easy for bachlers

    Reply
  38. James Bond

    September 20, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    samayal pathi solli kodutha ippadithan solli tharanum
    super mam neenga sonna madhiri pannen nalla vandhiduchi.
    bcas am bachular mam.thank u mam.

    Reply
  39. Ambati Divyasri

    September 25, 2013 at 8:55 am

    yummmmmyyyyyyy

    Reply
  40. Supriya Nair

    October 6, 2013 at 12:17 am

    The potato puriyal looks perfect 🙂

    Reply
  41. Mohammed Ali

    January 10, 2014 at 11:29 am

    Yummy…………….

    Reply
  42. Anju

    April 29, 2014 at 5:18 am

    I tried this last night and everyone loved it! Thank you for the perfect recipe!

    Reply
  43. Preethi Pakianathan

    March 16, 2016 at 6:00 am

    Can't wait to try this! It sounds very easy and looks very delicious. Can you please let me know the sambar/ Rasam that is in this photo in the big dish? It looks very delicious. Can you please post the recipe for the same? Thank you very much. Your blog recipes are awesome and very helpful. Please keep up with the great job you are doing.

    Reply
  44. Raks anand

    March 16, 2016 at 6:20 am

    http://www.rakskitchen.net/2012/09/mysore-rasam-rasam-with-coconut.html mysore rasam 🙂

    Reply

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