Jeera aloo, as the name suggests, jeera is the prominent ingredient here. I am sure everyone loves jeera aloo and has their own way of making them. I like my jeera aloo a little tangy and a lot spicy. One can never go wrong with this. I have used baby potatoes here, you can use normal potatoes too, just cut them into 4 or 6 pieces and follow the same procedure. I have used refrigerated potatoes so it didn’t break while cooking but if preparing using hot potatoes, the potatoes might break. So let the potatoes cool a little before making this. The recipe requires a lot of oil, so please don’t hesitate while adding some oil or the masalas will remain uncooked and potatoes may taste bland. If using baby potatoes, prick them a little using a fork before adding it to the masala. I have shared a few tips and tricks below as well. Do read on.
Ingredients:
250 gm potatoes, boiled and peeled.
1/2 tbsp jeera/cumin seeds
1 tsp dhania/coriander powder
1 tsp jeera powder
1/2 tsp roasted jeera powder
1 tsp or to taste red chilly powder
1/2 tsp haldi/turmeric powder
2-3 tbsp of mustard oil (you can use ghee or refined oil too)
A tbsp of lemon juice (can be replaced by amchoor powder)
salt to taste
1 or 2 green chillies (dry red chillies can be used too)
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, make sure you heat the pan really nicely, than add oil and let the oil get heated nicely (smoking hot) too. Once the oil is hot, switch off the flame. I used mustard oil and it needs to be heated really well as it tends to leave a raw taste to the prepared dish. Let the oil cool down a little. Since we will be adding all the masalas directly to the oil, its important to reduce the heat of the oil or the masalas will burn. Also keep all the masalas handy before you start making this.
Once the oil cools down, add jeera, let the seeds crackle, add green chillies and saute. Be careful while adding chillies as the seeds crackle. Add jeera powder, dhania powder, red chilly powder and haldi to it, mix. Add salt and baby potatoes. Mix and switch on the gas. Using a spatula, mix everything together so that the potatoes gets coated well. Be careful while mixing or else they might break. Once mixed well, let it cook for a 2-3 minutes in low flame. Add garam masala and roasted jeera powder, toss it and let it cook for a minute. Lastly add lemon juice (to taste), toss and add some coriander leaves. Done! Serve it along with some parathas or phulkas.
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Love potatoes! And your recipe looks delish!!
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Thank you so much Archana 😊
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I love potatoes! These look yum😊
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Thank you babes 😊
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Feeling like grabbing from pic…. Awesome
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Thank you Ruchi 😊
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Looks hearty!
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Thank you 😊
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Absolute flavour granades💣Nice one Monica:)
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Thanks so much Sumith 🙂
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The potatoes look so very tasty. I love the spices you’ve used. 🙂
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Thank you so much 😊
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Hi.. thanks for visiting my blog and follow… glad to see your amazing work… your pics are a visual treat😃
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Hello.. Thanks so much for ur kind words.. means a lot 🙂
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Very nice recipe,absolutely delicious !👌
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Thanks so much Payel 🙂
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Very colorful potatoes. They look delicious.
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Thanks so much Anna 🙂
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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I love baby potatoes! Great recipe 🙂
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Thanks so much Swetha 🙂
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Wow I just finished cooking aloo bhindi. Your jeera aloo looks intriguing! Lovely recipe 🙂
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Love patatoes!!!
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I love potatoes too.. Thank you for stopping by 🙂
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Ooh this looks so delicious! It has been a lot of months since I have made Jeera aloo 🙂 Wonderful recipe.
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Hey thanks so much Shamira 🙂 I made it too after a long time ..
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Potatoes are my absolute favorite and this version looks amazing! 🙂
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Thanks So much CH.. I am unable to comment on ur posts.. only ‘like’ option is there..
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Oh yes! Ever since I moved to self hosted blog, the post on the reader doesn’t let you comment directly. You have to go to the site. Sigh. One of the many issues with self hosted blog.
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Oh ok.. Got it 🙂 don’t you post ur recipes in any of the food groups on facebook?
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I post in some 🙂 but not quite there yet wrt FB 🙂 Can you pls recommend any food groups?
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Yes.. There are many.. almost all the bloggers post their recipes in these groups.. your recipes and pictures are awesome.. you should definitely post ur recipes in those groups.. I can inbox a few names on ur facebook page..
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Sure! would really appreciate it Monika 🙂
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Looks beautiful! My jeera aaloo looks white as I add only cumin seeds and salt .. Will try making your way
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Thank you so much 🙂 Do let me know how it turned out 🙂
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