Potato Puttu

                           Puttu is referred as Podimas by some. Puttu is made by cooking the vegetable, peeling off, mashing it and mixing with sauteed onion, Chilly and grated coconut

                        Puttu can be made out of Raw Banana / Vaizhaikkai.That is called Vazhaikai Puttu.


                          Some fifty years ago, Potatoes were rarely used and it was supposed to be an elegant English vegetable. On auspicious occasions,  3 or 4 vegetarian dishes had to be cooked, without the aid of pressure cooker.So the Potatoes were steam cooked in the Idli vessel on fire wood, along with the Idlis, saving time and labour.This Puttu, being less spicy than Potato Fry goes well as as a side dish for rice mixed with the Karakuzhambu and any spicy gravy.

                         Potato Fry was not that common.Yet it was the best combination for Coconut Sodhi.

                         

Potato Puttu

Ingredients :

Medium size Potatoes  4
Onion   2
Grated coconut    3 tbsp.
Salt

For Seasoning :

 Oil.Salt, Mustard, Split Urad Dhal
Green / Red chilly   2


Method :

1. Pressure cook the Potatoes. Take care that they are not over cooked.Cool.
    Peel off and mash.

2. Heat oil, add the seasoning ingredients, broken red Chilly or sliced green
    chilly.Then add the sliced onion,salt and saute till it becomes golden brown.

3.Add the mashed Potatoes and grated coconut.Stir on medium flame for 2 
   minutes.The Potato Puttu is ready.