Aloo Jeera | How to make aloo jeera?
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
- 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
- In a pan, toast 1 Tsp jeera or cumin seeds till they lightly release their aroma. Pound them lightly and keep aside
- Chop up the potatoes and boil them till soft. Drain them and keep aside
- When potatoes are almost cooked, heat oil in a pan. Add remaining 1 Tsp jeera and let them splutter
- Add chopped green chilli and julienned ginger. Saute
- Add red chilli powder and turmeric
- Add amchur powder and mix
- Add chopped coriander and potatoes. Mix
- Add salt to taste, add lime/lemon juice. Cover and cook for 2 minutes
- In the end, sprinkle roasted jeera powder. Mix well
- Add chopped coriander and ginger on top and serve hot
Pressure cook aloo/potatoes if you want
Adjust spiciness as you prefer
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/aloo-jeera/
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