Aloo Jeera/Jeera Aloo/Cumin Flavored Potato Fry

 Everybody likes potato in any form,this aloo jeera is a flavorful potato fry which can be made in 5 minutes if the potatoes are boiled.I make this fry whenever we wanted to have a simple and comforting lunch such as rasam or dhal along with rice.This fry goes very well with rotis too,now on to the recipe...................

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Potato	4nos.(medium size)
Green chilly(finely chopped)	1no.
Cumin seeds/jeeragam	1tsp
Red chilly powder/milagai podi	3/4tsp
Coriander powder/dhaniya podi	1/2tsp
Cumin powder	1/2tsp
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/2tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2tbs
Salt	to taste
Oil	2tsp

Method

• Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker for a whistle and peel the skin,cut into small chunks.
• Heat the pan with oil and crackle the cumin seeds and add the green chilly.
• Add the potato cubes and stir it for a while,now add the powders and salt to it.Mix it gently and keep it in a medium flame for 5 minutes with stirring in between to prevent burning.
• Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
• Simple yet delicious aloo jeear is ready.
• Serve it with dhal or rotis.

Enjoy.............................................. 

• Instead of cumin and coriander powder separately,a tsp of dhania  jeera powder can be used.
• Cook it in a medium flame to prevent burning of the powders,otherwise the color and taste will change.

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