Aloo (potato) palya

This is a super simple recipe. It can be used in many dishes like masala dosa, aloo buns, sandwiches or can be served as a side with rice/rotis.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 3 medium sized
• Onion - 1 medium sized, chopped
• Green chillies - 3, chopped (depending on how spicy you want it to be)
• Curry leaves - a few
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida/heeng - a pinch
• Salt - to taste
• Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
• Cilantro - to garnish

Procedure:

• Peel the potatoes and cook them in a pressure cooker with sufficient water.
• Once cool, mash the potatoes and keep it aside.
• In a wok/kadhai, pour in the oil. Once the oil is hot enough, add the mustard seeds.
• As soon as the mustard seeds splutter, add the turmeric powder, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chillies and chopped onion.
• Saute for a few mins until the onions turn translucent.
• Add the mashed potatoes and salt and mix well.
• Garnish with cilantro.