Beetroot Podi (Shallow Fried Beetroot)

Beetroot is considered as powerhouse of nutrients and has various health benefits. But i personally do not like beet root due of their sweet flavor. I learnt about this dish from one of my aunts. I tried this for the first time and absolutely loved it.

Ingredients:

Beetroot - 1small
Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Asafoetida powder / hing - a pinch
Salt to taste
Rice flour - little
Oil- for shallow frying

Procedure:

Wash and peel the beetroots. Cook them in a pressure cooker up to 1 whistle. 

Cut the beetroot into medium thick roundels. Add red chilly powder, asafoetida and salt to the sliced pieced and mix well.

Heat a frying pan and spread some oil over it. Coat the roundels nicely with rice flour and shallow fry them on medium heat. When the slices are cooked well on one side, flip them. Fry till they get cooked evenly on both the sides and become crisp.

Garlicky shallow fried potato fingers

This dish brings me back memories of childhood. My maternal aunt used to prepare this and we used to call this as 'Potato finger chips'. But i think the name 'Potato finger chips' doesn't justify this dish.  This is basically Potatoes seasoned with crushed garlic and spices and then shallow fried on medium flame with little oil till the potato sticks become crispy. This is a quick and easy dish having a strong flavor of garlic. It goes well as a side-dish with rice.

Ingredients:

Medium sized Potatoes - 4
Garlic cloves - 10 to 12
Red chilly powder - 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Semolina - 2 tbsp
Oil for shallow frying.

Procedure:

Wash the potatoes well and peel the outer skin. Cut the Potatoes lengthwise into sticks. Do not wash potatoes or soak in water after you cut them. Basically the cut potato sticks should be dry for this dish. Crush garlic cloves and mix it with potato sticks. Add red chilly powder, salt, semolina and mix well.

Heat a frying pan. Grease the pan by adding little oil. When the tawa becomes hot, add the potatoes and shallow fry them on medium flame by covering the lid of the tawa. Switch off the flame when potatoes are cooked completely and become crispy.

Crispy and garlicky shallow fried potatoes ready to serve! Enjoy them as a side-dish with rice.