Potato Podimas

INGREDIENTS:
Potatoes 1 pound
Turmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Hing a small pinch
Green Chillies 6
Ginger a small piece minced/gratted
Urad dhall 1/2 t.spoon
Channa dhall 1 t.spoon
Mustard 1/4 t.spoon
Curry leaves
Cilantro a small bunch washed and finely chopped
Lemon 1
Cooking Oil 2 t.spoon
Salt 1 t.spoon (or to taste)

METHOD:
- Boil potatoes with turmeric and salt.
- Peel skin and mash them and keep it aside.
- Fry mustard, urad dhall, channa dhall, hing, turmeric, curry leaves, red chillies, finely chopped ginger, lemon juice andsalt in 2 t.spoons of oil and then add the mashed potatoes.
- Let this cook for a few minutes and then garnish with cilantro.

Potato Bhonda

INGREDIENTS:
Potatoes 6
Channa flour (besan) 1 cup
Rice flour 1/4 cup
Green chilles 6
Ginger a small piece grated
Curry leaves a few Cilantro a small bunch washed and finely chopped
Lemon 1
Turmeric 1/4 t.spoon
Mustard 1/2 t.spoon
Urad dhall 1 t.spoon
Channa dhall 1/2 t.spoon
Cashew 1/2 cup chopped
Salt 1 t.spoon
Cooking Oil for frying

METHOD:
- Boil potatoes with turmeric, and salt.
- Peel skin and mash thepotatoes and keep them aside.
- Fry in little oil, mustard, uraddhall, channa dhall, cashew, green chilles, curry leaves and ginger.
- Mix this well with the mashed potatoes, and add fresh lemon juice.
- Roll small balls and keep them aside.
- Make a batter with channa flour and little salt.
- Coat the balls in thisbatter, and deep fry in oil.