Aloo Nawaabi

Potato - The most delicious vegetable in the whole world, is often taken for granted. Be it fried, baked or boiled, be it any national or international cuisine, vegetarian or non vegetarian,this root vegetable is used in every form and by every one in their daily diet.

A spud blends in almost all the Indian dishes as well.

Aloo Nawaabi is a dish taught by my maternal aunt (Viji) and am gonna share it today with you all. Its a simple tangy royal dish with a LAC (Loveandcalories) twist to it. ;) Wah aloo....

Indgredients

• 4 large potatoes (Boiled and peeled)
• 2 dry red chillies
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 inch ginger
• 1/2 bunch of coriander leaves
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• a pinch of sugar
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• oil for deep frying (approx 250 ml)
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1) In a bowl, soak ginger, garlic, coriander leaves and red chillies with a little water.

2) Cut the boiled potatoes into 1 inch cube and deep fry until golden brown. Spread the fried potatoes on a tissue to strain out all the excess oil.

3) Grind the soaked ingredients to a paste.

4) Heat a deep based pan (kadai) and pour 2 tbsp of oil in it. Put cumin seeds and let it splutter.

5) Add a pinch of sugar to it. Then add the ground paste and stir for 30 sec. Now add the tomato ketchup, salt, pepper and mix well.

6) Now add the fried potatoes in it and coat well the mixture. Stir well for 2-3 min. Serve as a side with rotis and dal.