Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Aloo Subzi (without onions)





Aloo subzi has never stolen the limelight for being the tastiest dish but has stood out as a superb option for comfort food. Keep it as a side dish with poori or with rotis, this dish is perfect when you are very hungry or must go on a long journey by walk. For this you need,

Ingredients
4 potatoes boiled
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder
2 green chillies chopped
1/4 tsp red chilly powder
1 inch ginger chopped finely
3 tomatoes chopped
1 tbsp sambar powder (trust me, this works)
 a pinch of hing
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Jeera seeds
1 tsp cooking oil
1 cup of water

Method

1) Take a pan. Add 1 tsp oil. Add mustard seeds and when they crackle, add cumin seeds.

2) Add green chillies, ginger, tomatoes and turmeric powder. Fry them well.

3) Meanwhile, mash the boiled potatoes with your fingers or with the help of a potato masher.

4) Once the tomatoes get cooked, add mashed potatoes.

5) Add salt, chilly powder, sambar powder, hing and water. Stir well.

6) Keep it in low flame and close it with a lid. Once it gets cooked,  switch off the flame and serve hot with rotis or puris.


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