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Spicy Baby Potato Roast (Instant Pot / Stove top)

VegCookBook by Praveena
Baby Potato Fry, a South Indian style, simple and easy recipe for Spicy Baby Potato Roast / Chitti Bangaladumpa Vepudu. Both Stove Top and Instant Pot methods with step wise pics and tips are given below.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)
  • Frying pan (for stove-top method)
  • Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker (for IP method)

Ingredients
  

  • 12 count Baby Potatoes / Chitti Bangaladumpa
  • 3 teaspoon Spice Mix for Roasted Veg / Vepudu Karam Podi
  • 2 teaspoons Salt (or as per taste)
  • 1½ teaspoons Red Chilli Powder / Paprika (or as per taste)
  • ½ teaspoons Turmeric Powder

Ingredients for Tempering:

  • 3 tablespoons Cooking Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Jeera / Cumin Seeds
  • ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Aavaalu
  • 2 count Dry Red Chillies (optional)
  • 10 count Curry Leaves (optional)

Instructions
 

STOVE TOP METHOD SPICY BABY POTATO ROAST (time:15 mins)

  • Wash the potatoes thoroughly. Take the washed potatoes into a sauce pan, fill with water until they are dipped.
    Put on stove-top under high flame, boil until they soften (takes 10 mins).
  • Put a frying pan on stove-top under medium flame.
    Add all the 'Ingredients for Tempering', fry them until they splutter.
    Cut each potato into half, transfer them into the pan and season with salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder & spice mix.
  • Mix up everything thoroughly, such that the seasonings coat well on the potato pieces.
    Switch off the gadget, transfer the dish onto a serving tray. Done!!

INSTANT POT METHOD SPICY BABY POTATO ROAST (time:8 mins)

  • Wash the potatoes thoroughly. Pour 2 cups of water into the inner pot.
    Place all the potatoes into a steel vessel and put the vessel on the steel stand that fits in the Instant pot vessel.
    Close the IP lid & valve.Set to PRESSURE COOK mode, for 5 min under HIGH PRESSURE.
  • Release the pressure either naturally (NPR) [or] after 5 mins quickly (QPR). Either is fine.
    Take the potatoes out, cut each into 2 pieces. Empty the water from the Inner pot.
    Start the IP again, Set to SAUTE mode, for 3 mins.
  • Mix up everything thoroughly, such that the seasonings coat well on the potato pieces.
    Switch off the gadget, transfer the dish onto a serving tray. Done!!

Notes

Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!
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