Jeera Aloo | Punjabi Aloo Jeera

Potato is really the king of vegetables. They are so versatile and combines well with any vegetable. They always come handy when we need to make a quick side dish and it can be prepared in different ways to suit the rest of the meal. This potato curry is a quick and easy side dish for chapathi and rice-dal.

Jeera aloo is a popular Punjabi dish with potatoes spiced with cumin and other spices. Cumin has a unique flavor and adds an earthy, strong and warm flavor. Also cumin has many medicinal properties and aids in digestion too. This is a very dry dish, so pair it with a dal and rice or roti to make a complete meal. Being a dry dish, it is suitable to carry while travelling. I enjoyed this jeera aloo with Bengali Masoor Dal and chapathi.

Punjabi Aloo Jeera

Dry potato curry flavored with cumin and other spices
Servings 2 – 3
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 medium potato
  • 2-3 green chillies slit
  • 1 ½ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida / hing
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp red chilly powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala powder
  • ½ tsp dry mango / amchur powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2-3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Instructions

  • Pressure cook the potatoes until soft. Peel the skin and cut into medium size cubes.
  • In a pan heat oil and add cumin seeds. Once it starts sizzling, add asafoetida and green chillies. Fry for few seconds.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining spice powders. Fry for few seconds.
  • Add the potatoes, salt and gently mix making sure spices get coated well on the potatoes.
  • Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then roast the potatoes in high heat for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

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  1. super tempting clicks.. Even though I am not big fan of potato this is tempting me

  2. I can't say no to potatoes and also to Jeera, both which are always stored in my pantry. This is the most popular dish among many and we are there too.

  3. Yummy yummy,love this

  4. Very flavorful and yummy jeera aloo. I also tried it.

  5. All time kids favorite.. Yummy and flavorful Sona 🙂

  6. Delicious and flavourful jeera aloo..

  7. This is my lunch time and I seriously wish those aloo pieces just fall into my plate…looks yuumm Sona.

  8. wow these potatoes look very tempting and awesome… love it…

  9. i love potatoes and these look so yum…

  10. Super yummy aloo jeera ….very neat presentation…

  11. Perfect any time curry. I just live cumin so I am sold for this dish. Participate in my event and 2 giveaways 🙂

  12. I don't need roti with this , need only tooth pick to pick it up and eat it as it is.

  13. delcetable.. Awesome is just a word dear.. Clicks r tempting me n feel like grabbing from screen

  14. looks really tempting..drooling here!!

  15. Anytime I can have this, looks so tempting..

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