Andhra Pradesh

Bangaladumpa vepudu

Name: Bangaladumpa vepudu
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 4 medium cubed potato; 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 1 tsp chana dal (split chickpeas); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 sprig curry leaves; 4 cloves crushed with skin garlic; 1 small chopped onion; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); Salt, to taste

Crisp, red, garlicky potato cubes. The side that quietly empties first.

30 minTime

4 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

220kcal

4 gprotein

5 gfibre

30minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Potato4 medium, cubed

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Urad dal (split black gram)1 tsp

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1 tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Curry leaves1 sprig

Garlic4 cloves, crushed with skin

Onion1 small, chopped

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2 tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Peel the potatoes and cut into small even cubes. Boil in salted water for 4 to 5 minutes until just tender at the edges, then drain well and let them steam dry.
2Heat the oil in a wide pan. Splutter mustard, then add urad dal, chana dal, cumin, curry leaves and crushed garlic.
3Add the onion and cook until soft, then the potatoes, turmeric and salt. Spread out in one layer and fry on medium, turning only now and then.
4Sprinkle the chilli and coriander powder, toss and fry 2 more minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a shallow bowl next to rice, pappu and rasam.

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Bangaladumpa vepudu

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