Aloo Achari Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• Baby potatoes, boiled and peeled 500 grams
• Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
• Fennel seeds (saunf) 1/2 teaspoon
• Dried red chillies 4
• Mustard oil 2 tablespoons
• Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
• Onion seeds (kalonji) 1/2 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 tablespoon
• Ginger paste 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Salt to taste
• Black salt (kala namak) 1/4 teaspoon
• Sugar 1 teaspoon
• Vinegar 3 teaspoons

METHOD

• Grind together fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and red chillies to a coarse powder. Heat mustard oil in a pan till it begins to smoke. Add cumin seeds, onion seeds and sauté for half a minute. Add turmeric powder and potatoes and stir. Add garlic paste and ginger paste and quarter cup of water and mix. Add the ground spices, salt, black salt and sugar and mix well. Add vinegar and quarter cup of water and cook till dry. Serve hot.