Potatoes cooked with cumin

By shumaila

A simple yet irresistible dish of potatoes with cumin seeds. The perfect side dish to your Indian meals.

Ingredients

• 5 potatoes, boiled for 20-25 minutes, until a fork pierces through (you want them to be soft but not too soft that they crumble when chopped into small pieces)
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• pinch garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• pinch chaat masala/aamchoor (dried mango powder)
• 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
• salt, to taste ( if fasting, use rock salt)
• 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
• 2-3 green chillies, chopped (optional, but preferable)

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from thenovicehousewife.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

Peel the potatoes and cut into medium sized cubes.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add the cumin seeds. Once they start to crackle, add the potatoes (and green chillies) and fry for a minute.
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, chaat masala/aamchoor powder and mix well.
Add salt and fry till potatoes are crispy brown. The trick is not to stir too frequently, so that a crust can develop.
Add the chopped coriander. Mix and remove from heat.
Serve with flatbread of your choice.