Masala Aloo (Potato)
 
 
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Ingredients
  • Baby potatoes: 8-10,
  • Cumin seeds: 1 tsp,
  • Coriander powder: 1 tbs,
  • Red chilly powder: 1 tsp,
  • Turmeric powder: 1 tsp,
  • Amchoor (Dry Mango) Powder: 1 tsp,
  • Oil: 2-3 tbs,
  • Water: 1 cup, to be added in multiple steps to curry. Another bowl of water for soaking potatoes,
  • Salt: To taste
Instructions
  1. Take some water in a bowl and add salt to it. Pierce each potato 8-10 times with a fork and put it in salted water.
  2. Leave potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes.
  3. After 15 minutes heat oil in pressure cooker at medium heat and add all the spices and about ¼ cup of water.
  4. Sauté till oils comes out from spices.
  5. Then add potatoes and about ¼ cup of water and sauté it for some time.
  6. Now add some salt and add little more than ¼ cup of water, cover the lid and let it cook for 1 whistle.
  7. Let the pressure cooker cool before opening the lid.
  8. Check potatoes for softness by pricking with a fork. If it is soft, masala potatoes are ready to go.
  9. If you find them still hard, add little more water and give it another whistle.
  10. Enjoy masala aloo (potatoes) with roti, chapatti or parantha of your choice.
Notes
1. In this recipe I didn’t peel the potatoes. You can make it both ways peeled or unpeeled.
2. I like to eat these potatoes with rice and dal but they also taste yummy with paratha and chapati.
Recipe by Foods And Flavors at https://foodsandflavorsbyshilpi.com/?p=200