Jeera Aloo
Cumin Potatoes
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Dietary Info
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Prep 15 mins
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Cook 10 mins
Earthy cumin potatoes with a zingy finish.
Hari says
This is a really delicious way to spice up your potato side dish. It's a bit different to the usual Bombay Potatoes, this one is filled with earthy flavours of cumin but the tangy zing of the amchoor is just heavenly (you can use a little lemon juice if you don't have amchoor).
These potatoes with plain fried Indian bread (parantha) and some yoghurt reminds me of the kind of food I grew up, on really homely but full of flavour. I really hope you like it.
- Ingredients
- Method
- 4 potatoes, boiled and cubed
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 green chillies, slit lengthways
- 3cm fresh ginger, sliced very thinly
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 2 tsp mango powder (amchoor powder)
- handful of coriander leaves, chopped
Method
- Boil the potatoes gently with the skin on for about 10 minutes. Once cooled peel and cut them into 4cm cubes and set to one side.
- Dry roast the coriander seeds and 1 tsp of cumin seeds until fragrant then remove from the heat and cool before crushing.
- Heat oil and add remaining cumin seeds once sizzling and fragrant, stir in the sliced green chillies and sliced ginger. Saute for a few seconds, reduce the heat and then add the roasted spice powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt.
- Add the boiled and cubed potatoes. Mix well so that it is well coated with the seasoning.
- Cook on a gentle heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally - you don't want them to turn into mash.
- Add the amchoor powder and garnish with coriander leaves.
Nutritional information
| Typical values* | per Serving |
|---|---|
| Calories | 109 |
| Fat (g) | 5.3 |
| of which saturates (g) | 0.3 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 15 |
| of which sugars (g) | 0.7 |
| Fibre (g) | 1.1 |
| Protein (g) | 1.9 |
| Salt (mg) | 0.61 |
Nigel
I cooked this dish with the Masala Machchi, probably not the best combination, but this worked very well. I added a bit more oil as everything soaked up the first 2 Tbs and I was a bit worried about the spices catching. But on a very low heat maybe I shouldn't have worried. I will certainly cook this again.
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