Jeera Aloo Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	15 min
Cook time	5 min
Total time	20 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds / jeera
• 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
• 2 green chilli (finely chopped)
• ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
• 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• ¾ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• salt to taste
• 2 boiled potatoes (peeled & cubed)
• 1-2 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 tbsp cumin seeds till it turns aromatic.
2. add in 1 inch ginger and 2 green chilli. saute for a minute.
3. further keeping the flame low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ¾ tsp aamchur, pinch of hing and salt to taste.
4. saute on low flame without burning the spices.
5. additionally add 2 boiled and cubed potatoes. (i have pressure cooked potatoes for 2 whistles)
6. mix gently without breaking potatoes.
7. add 2 tbsp of water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
8. after 5 minutes, potatoes have absorbed all spices.
9. finally, add coriander leaves and serve jeera aloo with rice or chapati.

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Jeera aloo recipe | aloo jeera recipe

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How to make jeera aloo recipe with step by step photo

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Notes

• firstly, instead of aamchur you can also add lemon juice.
• additionally, add in ginger garlic paste to make it more flavourful.
• also, make sure to cook spices on low flame, else they might burn.
• finally, jeera aloo recipe can also be prepared by adding roughly powdered roasted jeera.