Masaledar Aloo (Spiced Potatoes)
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
6 approximately
ingredients
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BOIL COOL PEEL and CUBE
- 2 1⁄2 lbs potatoes
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ADD per directions
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 pinch cayenne (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon amchur (aka dry mango powder)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chat masala
- salt, to taste
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HEAT
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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ADD per directions
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 dried red chilies (optional)
- 4 fresh curry leaves (coarsely chopped if fresh, crushed if dried) or 1 teaspoon dried curry leaves (coarsely chopped if fresh, crushed if dried)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon asafoetida powder (aka hing)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
- green chili, finely chopped (optional)
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FINISH by stirring in
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
directions
- Boil potatoes, leaving them very slightly on the firm side.
- Peel, cool and cut into 3/4" cubes.
- Sprinkle the cumin, coriander, cayenne, amchur, garam masala and chaat masala on the potatoes and mix well but gently.
- Add salt to taste, keeping in mind that some dry spices have their own saltiness. Do a taste test and mix gently.
- In a skillet, heat the oil on medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add in mustard seeds and allow them to pop.
- Add in the dry red chili, if using.
- Add in asafoetida, turmeric, curry leaves and green chillies in that order. Then add in the potatoes and mix gently, but thoroughly. Cook the potatoes till they are heated all the way through and further if you want them caramelized.
- Sprinkle on the lemon or lime juice and cilantro. Mix well.
- Serve as a side dish or as an appetizer.
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Reviews
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Absolutely delicious, one of the best Indian potato dishes I have ever made (and I have made a lot)! I basically halved the potatoes (and oil) for the two of us (as a main dish), but kept the other ingredients the same, increasing some of them even more (double the curry leaves and triple the lemon, since I didn't have any amchur). DH said this was way better than what we can get in any restaurant, and I also appreciate your making the directions and ingredient list very clear. A definite make again!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sandi From CA
Arcadia, California