How to Make Eating on a Dime Jeera aloo

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Jeera aloo. 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 have Jeera aloo using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Jeera aloo

  1. Prepare 400 gms of baby potatoes.

  2. It’s 10 of curry leaves.

  3. Prepare 10 of stems coriander leaves.

  4. You need 8 spoons of jeera.

  5. Prepare 1 spoon of jeera powder.

  6. You need 1 spoon of turmeric powder.

  7. You need 1 spoon of chilli powder.

  8. Prepare 4 of green chillies.

  9. It’s As per taste of Salt.

Boil or steam potatoes along with ½ teaspoon salt, till they are cooked well.

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.

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.

Jeera aloo step by step

  1. Cut and boil baby potatoes..

  2. Add jeera in hot oil and fry till aroma comes out..

  3. Add curry leaves and green chillies and chilli powder turmeric powder and coriander and jeera powder and salt.

  4. Now add the boiled potatoes and fry it. And then add little water so that masala enters into it properly.

  5. Finally fry and switch off the gas stove and add coriander leaves and serve it hot with roti or rice.

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.

Making it in Instant pot is cooking the potatoes before making Jeera aloo.

You can cook the potatoes whole and then cube it or you can cube the potatoes and the cook ( I prefer this).

Pour a cup of water in the inner pot of the Instant Pot.

Place the steamer rack and add the cubed or whole potatoes.