North India

Jeera aloo

Name: Jeera aloo
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 3 large potato; 2 tbsp or ghee cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 tsp cumin seeds; a pinch asafoetida; 2 chopped green chilli; 1/2 inch grated ginger; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1/2 tsp dry mango powder; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste

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30 minTime

3 gProtein each

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Ingredients

Potato3 large

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp, or ghee

Cumin seeds2 tsp

Asafoetidaa pinch

Green chilli2, chopped

Ginger1.5 cm, grated

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp

Dry mango powder½ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Boil the potatoes in their skins until just tender. Cool, peel and cut into cubes.
2Heat the oil and add cumin and asafoetida.
3Add green chilli and ginger, then turmeric, chilli and coriander powder. Tip in the potatoes and salt right away.
4Spread the potatoes out and leave them alone before tossing. Repeat a few times.
5Finish with amchur and coriander leaves.

Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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Jeera aloo

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