Potatoes and Spring Onion Fry

Spring Onion is also known as green onion, scallion and by many other names. It basically has a long green stalk and a small bulb at the bottom. Mostly used and eaten raw, but also cant be sautéed into may dishes. It is widely used in may Indian dishes. You may have seen it visibly in most Chinese dishes, as it is basically a Chinese discovery. Other than tasting good and blending well with many vegetables, Spring Onions have nice nutritional values and good health benefits!!

I had never made anything with spring onions, but this time I though how difficult could it be..And I managed to make a very simple, quick recipe using potatoes with the spring onions.

What I used :

(Serves 2)

• Potato - 2 (medium sized)

• Spring onion - 1 bunch

• Green chilly - 2

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

• Cooking oil - 1 Tbsp

• Salt - to taste

How I made it:

• Wash and peel the potatoes.

• Cut the potatoes into small pieces (about 2 cm in size).

• Wash the spring onions. By the way this is how they look (in a bunch), just in case you have never seen what they are. 

• Cut the spring onion (bunch) almost where the green colour starts, basically separating the green leafy stalk portion from the onion types bulb portion.

 

• Chop the stalk / green portion into small pieces

• Cut out the roots from the bulbs and then cut the white portion that is left.

• Now heat a pan and warm the oil in it.

• Add the cut white / onion portion of the spring onion.

 

• We shall fry them till they are golden brown, about 2 minutes on medium-high heat.

 

• Toss in the potatoes now and sauté them on medium heat for about 5-7 minutes. You can keep it covered if you want it to cook quickly.

• Same as the onions, we shall cook the potatoes till they are golden brown.

• Chop the green chillies.

• Add the turmeric powder and the chopped chillies. Mix well.

• In a minute when the turmeric has blended well with the potatoes, add in the chopped green stalk portion of the spring onion.

• Mix well.

 

• Our potatoes are almost cooked and in about 2-3 minutes the spring onions will also get soft and cooked.

• Serve it with roti or rice and dal.