Sukhe Aloo ( Potato Dry)
(from Presi’s recipe box)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Sidedish
Ingredients
- Potatoes,boiled 1 inch pieces 5
- • Ghee 2 tablespoons
- • Cumin seeds 2 teaspoons
- • Black peppercorns 4-5
- • Green chillies,slit 3
- • Salt to taste
- • Black salt (kala namak) 1/4 teaspoon
- • Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
- • Fresh coriander leaves,chopped 2 tablespoons
Directions
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Roast one teaspoon of cumin seeds in a pan.
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Add black peppercorns and continue to roast till a nice aroma is given out. Heat ghee in a kadai and add the remaining cumin seeds and green chillies.
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When the cumin seeds begin to change colour add the potato pieces and mix.
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Pound the roasted cumin seeds and black peppercorns in a mortar with a pestle.
- Add salt, black salt, some of the pounded masala, lemon juice and coriander leaves to the potato mixture and mix.
- Add the remaining pounded masala and sprinkle some water.
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Cover and cook on low heat for two to three minutes. Serve hot.