Potato Stir Fry (Indian, Vegan) | Konkani Batate Upkari | Dry Aloo Sabzi
Potato Stir Fry, popularly known as batate upkari in Konkani is a quick and easy-to-make side dish with potatoes in less than 20 minutes. These pan-fried potatoes are served with steamed rice or boiled rice and dalitoy (Konkani style dal) for a complete vegetarian meal.
Servings: 4
Calories: 194kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Potatoes medium sized
- 2 tablespoon Coconut oil or Vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Urad dal
- 1 teaspoon Chana dal optional
- 1 leaflet Curry leaves
- 2 Dried red chilies
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Hing
- Salt
Instructions
Prepare the potatoes
- Peel the skin of potatoes, chop them lengthwise or strips or to any desired shape, and wash them.3 Potatoes
- If you have time, you can even soak them in water to get rid of the excess starch content.
How to make pan-fried potatoes?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When they start to splutter, add urad dal, and chana dal and saute till it becomes light golden in color.2 tablespoon Coconut oil or Vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon Urad dal, 1 teaspoon Chana dal
- Now add the curry leaves, dry red chilies, and asafoetida and saute for 30 seconds.1 leaflet Curry leaves, 2 Dried red chilies, ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida / Hing
- Add the potatoes and salt to taste. Just sprinkle some water may, maybe ¼ cup.Salt
- Cover with the lid and cook on a medium flame for about 10 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked, stirring them occasionally.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
Notes
- If you want the potatoes to be crispy, then cook it for an additional 5 to 10 minutes without the lid and increase the amount of oil.
- You can also add ¼ cup of grated coconut just before you remove it from the flame.
- Some even add tender cashew nuts called bibbo and ivy gourd (tendle) along with potatoes.
- You can also saute 2 to 3 garlic cloves along with tempering if you like the flavor of garlic.
- To check if the potatoes are cooked - See if you can break the potatoes easily with a spoon. It means the potatoes are cooked. Else, cook for some more time.
- This is the healthy version of french fries that you can serve your kids.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 679mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg