Recipe: Yummy Aloo jeera

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Aloo jeera. Jeera aloo recipe - Quick, simple, delicious potatoes sauteed in mild spices. Jeera refers to cumin & aloo to potatoes. So Jeera aloo translate to potatoes sauteed with cumin.

I often make Jeera aloo for the lunch box as there is no.

Serve jeera aloo with pooris, parathas or phulkas.

You can also serve this jeera aloo as a side dish with dal-rice or roti sabzi combo.

You can cook Aloo jeera using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Aloo jeera

  1. You need 4-5 of boiled potatoes.

  2. You need 1 tbsp of oil.

  3. It’s 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.

  4. It’s of Hing.

  5. You need 1 of green chilli.

  6. You need 1/4 tsp of red chilli powder.

  7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric.

  8. It’s 1/2 tsp of sugar.

  9. Prepare to taste of Salt.

  10. It’s leaves of Coriander.

Jeera aloo is one of those dishes you prepare when you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen and still want to eat something delicious.

The coarsely crushed cumin seeds add plenty of texture and flavour and coat the boiled potato pieces perfectly.

There are two methods of making Jeera aloo.

The main difference, we use boiled potatoes in one and raw chopped in another.

Aloo jeera step by step

  1. In a kadai heat oil add cumin seeds and hing.. Let them crackle.

  2. Add potato cubes and saute for a while.. Remember to be gentle as the potatoes are all ready cooked and get mushy in no time…

  3. Sprinkle turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sugar and toss.. Let it roast for a whlie on a low to medium flame till slightly golden brown…

  4. Add lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves and it ready to serve…

If you want to save time, you can boil the potato prior to making Jeera aloo.

Add oil and then cumin seeds.

When it splutters, add the spice powders and a tsp of water.

Jeera Aloo or Zeera Aloo, is an extremely popular or I can say Quintessential Indian potato recipe that is a favorite in every Indian home.

Because of its simple flavors, it's especially loved by kids and makes for a great lunchbox addition with Indian roti/paratha or even bread.