Heat one ladle of oil in a Kadai until hot.
Fry the urad dal papads until crisp. Alternatively, you can roast them on a gas flame.
Once fried, remove the papads and set aside. Remove excess oil from the pan, leaving only a little for the base.
In the remaining oil, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add a pinch of asafoetida powder and curry leaves.
Add the chopped onion and saute until it turns light brown.
Add a little turmeric powder and mix well.
Add the chilli-garlic paste and saute for 1-2 minutes until the raw smell of garlic is gone.
Add the chopped tomato and saute for 1-2 minutes until it softens.
Add salt to taste and mix well. Reduce the flame to low.
Add the mashed boiled potatoes to the kadai.
Add the roasted and crushed peanuts.
Increase the flame to medium and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Reduce the flame to low.
Crumble the fried papads into large pieces directly into the kadai.
Increase the flame to medium again and mix everything well, sauteing for 2-3 minutes until the papads soften.
Add chopped coriander leaves.
Saute on low flame for another 2-3 minutes.
The dish is ready to be served hot with roti or chapati.