Name: Masaledar Jeera Aloo
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 15 nos Baby Potatoes; 2 teaspoonful Jeera; Turmeric powder (half teaspoon); Chilly powder (half teaspoon); Coriander powder (half teaspoon); 1 teaspoon garam masala; Juice of one full lime; oil (for sauté); salt to taste; coriander leaves and dry fenugreek leaves for garnishing

Masaledar Jeera Aloo

Have you not found baby potatoes cute.. Along with being cute, they taste yum too.. In the below recipe, I have given the regular size potato a no and taken baby potatoes instead. Come along and enjoy while I cook this tasty and spicy dish which is a good accompaniment with steamed rice and rasam / dal fry.

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Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

15 nos Baby Potatoes
2 teaspoonful Jeera
Turmeric powder half teaspoon
Chilly powder half teaspoon
Coriander powder half teaspoon
1 teaspoon garam masala
Juice of one full lime
oil for sauté
salt to taste
coriander leaves and dry fenugreek leaves for garnishing

Instructions

Cook baby potatoes ( with skin) in cooker or in hot water till they are cooked. Pl take care not to overcook the potatoes.
Once cooked, peel the skin and make small holes with a fork.
Heat oil in a pan and add jeera seeds to it. Once they crackle, add all the dry masala powders.
Sauté them well till the raw flavour goes off. Then add the baby potatoes and give it a nice stir. You may add salt at this stage
Close it with a lid and allow it to cook on low flame for about a minute. One done, switch off the flame and add lime juice and garnish with dry fenugreek and coriander leaves

Notes

You may use the regular potatoes instead of baby potatoes

baby potatoes to be put in whole and not to be cut

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Masaledar Jeera Aloo