Masala aloo

20Oct06

In the spirit of picking up cooking as a hobby, I was surfing for recipes to try out.

Since it is the eve of Diwali, I thought, “Why not Indian food?”

I was fortunate enough to stumble across Quick Indian Cooking and the dish Masala Aloo caught my attention. It looks delicious and yet seemed simple enough to prepare.

Here’s the recipe (taken from Quick Indian Cooking)

  6 medium potatoes, halved
  1 tsp coriander powder
  1 tsp cummin powder
  Half tsp chilli powder
  Half tsp turmeric powder
  Quarter tsp asafoetida powder
  1 tsp whole jeera (Cummin seeds)
  2 tbsp yoghurt
  2 tbsp sunflower (or other flavourless) oil

1. Heat the oil on a high flame, and when hot add the asafoetida powder. Then add, in order, coriander, cummin, chilli and turmeric powders.
2. Let the spices bubble up in the pot for a minute and then add the potatoes. Give them a good stir, mixing the masalas in and then add the whole cummin.
3. Fry the potatoes for a minute or two until they start browning, and then add the yoghurt. Mix it into the potatoes and then lower the flame to medium, cover and cook until the potatoes are done.
4. Add salt to taste. These are great as a side dish or on their own as moreish nibbles.

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