Jeera Aloo

This is a dry dish which goes well with a simple yellow dal and rice or hot phulkas.


Ingredients:

• 2-3 large potatoes
• 1/2 inch ginger root
• 1 green chilly
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 small/medium tomatoes
• Large pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• Jeera powder
• Dhania powder
• Jeera seeds
• Oil
• Salt

Instructions:

1. Peel and dice potatoes
2. Chop ginger fine, slice green chillies and finely chop tomatoes
3. In hot oil, put a tiny piece of hing (about size of a pea), and 1/2 tsp jeera seeds
4. Then add ginger, green chillies and tomatoes and fry
5. Add 1 tbsp jeera powder, 1/2 tsp haldi and salt to taste
6. Put in the potatoes and mix well
7. Cover and cook on slow fire till dry
8. Sprinkle more jeera powder and 1 tbsp dhania powder and keep stirring till well coated and dry