Aloo Jeera | How to make aloo jeera?
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
 
Easy aloo jeera recipe with warming, toasted jeera
Ingredients
  • 2 big or 4 medium sized potatoes
  • 2 Tsp jeera/cumin seeds
  • 1 chopped green chilli
  • ½" cut into thin strips/small juliennes ginger
  • ½ Tbsp oil
  • ½ Tsp turmeric
  • ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ Tsp amchur powder/dry mango powder
  • Sendha Namak/Cooking Salt to taste
  • 2 Tbsp chopped coriander
  • 1 Tbsp lime/lemon juice
Method
  1. In a pan, toast 1 Tsp jeera or cumin seeds till they lightly release their aroma. Pound them lightly and keep aside
  2. Chop up the potatoes and boil them till soft. Drain them and keep aside
  3. When potatoes are almost cooked, heat oil in a pan. Add remaining 1 Tsp jeera and let them splutter
  4. Add chopped green chilli and julienned ginger. Saute
  5. Add red chilli powder and turmeric
  6. Add amchur powder and mix
  7. Add chopped coriander and potatoes. Mix
  8. Add salt to taste, add lime/lemon juice. Cover and cook for 2 minutes
  9. In the end, sprinkle roasted jeera powder. Mix well
  10. Add chopped coriander and ginger on top and serve hot
Notes
Pressure cook aloo/potatoes if you want

Adjust spiciness as you prefer
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/aloo-jeera/