Wednesday (3/22) was Telugu New Year also known as Ugadi. It is usually celebrated with the reading of the New Years' almanac and traditional foods.

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This year we celebrated Ugadi on the following Saturday with a table full of friends! We had Mango Rice, Carrot & Cucumber Curd Salad, Tomato Rasam, Spinach Coconut Dal, Potato Fry, Papadums, Tamarind Chutney, Onion Pakora, Paneer Vada, Paneer & Peas in Spiced Tomato Sauce, a spread of Indian Sweets and of course a little Ugadi Pachadi.
This year, since we had an abundance of potatoes from St. Patrick's Day, it seemed fitting to finally add the recipe for Potato Fry that is ubiquitous at our table. This tasty toasted potato side dish has just the right amount of savory spices and crunch that compliment almost every meal.

Here's my recipe for Spicy Potato Fry:

Spicy Potato Fry

By Cooking for Kishore

This tasty toasted potato side dish has just the right amount of savory spices and crunch that compliment almost every meal.

Ingredients

• 1 lb Yellow Potatoes, cleaned
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric
• 1/2 tsp Asafetida powder (Hing)
• 1 Dried Red Chili
• A Few Curry Leaves
• Bunch of Cilantro, chopped
• 2 Tbsp Ghee
• Salt

Instructions

1. Boil or Steam the potatoes whole, until fork tender. Let them cool and roughly cube them.
2. In a large frying pan heat the ghee on medium high heat. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chili, and curry leaves.
3. When the seeds start popping add the potatoes stir to coat. Sprinkle the asafetida powder, turmeric and salt over them and stir.
4. Cook potatoes till lightly browned on the edged, about 5 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat and add the chopped cilantro and salt to taste. Serve and Enjoy!

Yield: Serves 4

Prep Time: 10 mins.

Cook time: 5 mins.

Total time: 15 mins.

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Nutrition

Calories: 146 per serving