Posts Tagged ‘Potato’

Potato Aloo Fry Recipe

09.03.09

Ingredients:
3 large potatoes, cut into small chunks
2 gloves garlic, crushed and chopped fine
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala
red chili powder, to taste
salt to taste
lemon juice to taste
3 tbsp oil

Method:
1. Heat oil in a skillet. Add cumin. When they start to sizzle, add chopped garlic and fry for 15-20 seconds.
2. Add the powders, the chopped potatoes and salt and mix well.
3. Fry for a couple of minutes on high heat.
4. Cover and cook on medium-high, sauteing every few minutes, until well cooked and slightly browned.
5.Add lemon juice and adjust seasonings.

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Aloo Poha Recipe – Potato and Beaten Rice

04.25.09

Ingredients:
2 cups Poha (Beaten Rice)
1 Potatoes
1 Onions
2 Green Chillies
1 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp Urad dal
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves
2 tsp Peanuts
4 tblsp Oil
1 pinch Turmeric powder
1 Lemon
Few Corainder leaves
Salt to taste

Method:
Soak the poha in water. Wash and drain all the water.
Add some salt , turmeric powder , keep aside.
Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, chop the onions, chillies, corainder leaves.
Heat oil and put chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, peanuts, curry leaves and fry until they crackle.
Add potatoes , saute for few minutes, then add chopped onions, chillies.
Cook till they are done. Add the poha, corainder leaves and stir.
Keep it on slow flame for 5- 7 minutes.
Let it cool for sometime and add then lemon juice.

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Easy Vegetable Pulao Rice Recipe

03.08.09

Ingredients:
1 cup Rice (Chawal)
2 cup Water
200 gms Cauliflower (Phool gobi) Florets
2 small Potato (Aloo)
1/2 cup fresh Peas (Matar)
1 large Onion (Pyaj)
3-4 black Cardamoms (Elaichi)
1/2 tsp Red chilli (Lal Mirchi) Powder
1 x 1 inch Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
2-4 Cloves (Lavang)
4 tblsp Oil
1 tsp Salt (Namak)

Method:
Wash and soak the rice for 1 hour, drain and keep aside.
Slice the onion finely and chop the potatoes into small pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown, add all the vegetables, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms.
Saute for 2-3 minutes, add little water and cook till the potatoes and peas are half cooked.
Then add the drained rice, salt and red chilli powder. Mix well.
Add 2 cups of water and boil.
When the water starts boiling, reduce the flame and cover and cook till the rice is done.

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