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Masala Potatoes

      Masala Potatoes or sookhe aloo is potatoes cooked in spices. Its a semi dry dish that goes well with chapati and naan. The spice mix needs to be exact, and its better if the potatoes are cooked at the time when the spices are cooked altogether. This ensures that the spice seeps inside the potatoes, thus making the potatoes even more flavoursome. A simple  dish with simple ingredients that makes minutes to cook, look out for the perfect spices and this goes easily as a lunch recipe for your family.





Ingredients


  • 650 gram small potatoes
  • Salt
  • 1 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 3 green chilies (chopped)
  • 1.5 tsp ginger ( chopped)
  • 1.5 tsp dried mango powder 
  • Oil
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice


Method

  1. Boil the potatoes, let it rest and peel of the skin gently.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a kadai on low flame and add the cumin seeds
  3. Then add the chopped ginger and chopped green chilies.
  4. Sauté until the raw aroma of ginger goes away.
  5. Add the small potatoes, add salt and sauté.
  6. Add coriander powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and cook for 5 minutes.
  7. Then add the tomato paste.
  8. cook until the oil separates.
  9. Add the kasuri methi and black pepper powder, dried mango powder and roasted cumin powder.
  10. Add sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice and mix it all together.
  11. On low flame cook for 10 minutes, until all the spices mix together.
  12. Garnish with rec chilies, ginger juliennes and chopped coriander leaves.

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