Special Mom’s blog

Today morning I saw a post on social media that said potatoes were rich in protein. I think everyone would get elated if it is placed in the same category as broccoli and spinach! We all love it when it is sliced thin as fries or round as wedges or made into fat cubes for Indian style potato curry.

For many many years I used to boil and keep potatoes and carrots in my fridge. I would then mash them add all the curries to make potato sandwiches for my younger one’s lunch box. He used to say it would taste good with his school ketchup.

Another recipe I have taught my special one is pav bhajji masala. A side dish that goes with a bun but the main ingredient being potatoes though you are supposed to add other vegetables, potatoes dominate the side dish.

Urulai kizhangu podimas (in Tamil) or mashed potatoes season with green chilies and ginger and a lemon squeezed on top is my favorite. Anyhow I am not a big fan of American mashed potatoes since my tongue finds it so bland!

Who does not crave for poori and potatoes? If you have not please try it out at an Indian restaurant next time. The puffed wheat bread (yes gluten, but that is what makes it tasty) with watery potatoes is a great combination. My father in law worked in the hotel industry (restaurant?) and he told me the taste comes from the besan flour (chick peas flour) that is being added to the potatoes.

Anyway that is all I have to talk about the protein rich vegetable potato!

The month of November I am trying to write to prompts provided by other bloggers and today I have taken Pensitivity’s Three Things Challenge, the words being thin, fat and wedge. The words just reminded me so many potato recipes and here are a few from my photo memory collection. All home cooked and rich with protein!