Aloo with Jeera Chilli Paste


Here is a simple, delicious aloo curry made with jeera (cumin seeds), green chillis and coconut mix.


Ingredients:

  1. Aloo - 4 medium (boiled and peeled, cut into small pieces)
  2. Onion - 1 no. (cut into small pieces)
  3. Green chillies - 3 no. (or as required)
  4. Salt - as required
  5. Cumin seeds/Jeera - 2 table spoons
  6. Dry coconut pieces - 1 " long two pieces
  7. Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp
  8. Oil - 4 tsps
  9. Popu mix (mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal) - 1 tsp
Instructions:
  1. Boil th potatoes, peel off and cut into small pieces.
  2. In the mean time, grind jeera, green chillies and coconut pieces into a fine paste.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, add popu mix and fry till dal turns brown in color.
  4. Add onion to the popu mix and fry until transperant. Add ginger-garlic paste to onions.
  5. Add the ground mix (prepared in step 2) and potatoes to the onions and fry for another 2-3mins. Add salt as required.
  6. Serve hot with rice or chapathis.

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