How to make Achari Aloo - Baby potatoes deep fried and then cooked in mustard oil and pickle masalas
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Main Ingredients : Baby Potatoes (बेबी आलू), Funegreek Seeds
Cuisine : Punjabi
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
Achari Aloo Recipe Card
Hindi: Aloo
Why is it that when you are stuck at “what should we cook today” the answer is always “make some aloo!” Potatoes are like this…extremely popular and have multipurpose usage.
And did you always think that eating a potato will make you fat?
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!
For more recipes related to Achari Aloo checkout Baby Potatoes In Spicy Yogurt Gravy, Chutneywale Aloo, Aloo Pyaaz Tamatar, Kashmiri Dum Aloo . You can also find more Main Course Vegetarian recipes like Stuffed Potatoes And Tomatoes, Nadur Palak, Chutneywale Aloo, Waterchestnut and Mushroom Stir Fry.
Prep Time : 0-5 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sour
Ingredients for Achari Aloo Recipe
Baby Potatoes 500 grams
Funegreek Seeds 1/4 teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Fennel seeds (saunf) 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard oil 2 tablespoons
Asafoetida a pinch
Onion seeds (kalonji) 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Black salt (kala namak) 1/4 teaspoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Punjabi vinegar ( sirka) 2 teaspoons
Method
Step 1
Prick baby potatoes with a fork without peeling them.
Step 2
Grind fenugreek, mustard and fennel seeds to a coarse powder.
Step 3
Heat mustard oil in a non stick pan till it begins to smoke. Add asafoetida, onion seeds and sauté for ½ minute. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and potatoes and stir. Add 1½ cups water and mix. Cook till potatoes are done.
Step 4
Add the ground spices, salt, black salt and sugar and mix well. Add vinegar and quarter cup of water and cook till dry.
