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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Aloo 65

Ever since I got on to Facebook, blogging has taken a back seat. My reader is brimming over with unread posts....but I can't pull myself away from FB. I am either hunting treasure or planting seeds on my farm or thinking up status messages.
This post is my way of telling myself that I can stop myself from logging onto FB if I really want to.
Aloo 65 is one of the easiest side dishes to make and also quite tasty. The only thing that takes a little bit of time is peeling the baby potatoes. Once that is done, making this is a breeze.

What you need:
Baby potatoes - about 20,cooked, peeled and pricked with a fork a few times
Thick curd - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 3/4 tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
1 green chilli + 3 cloves of garlic - ground into a paste
Salt
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp

Take the curd in a large bowl and stir it with a ladle until it is smooth. Add in all the ingredients except the potatoes and mix well.
Marinate the potatoes in this mixture for at least an hour. Remember, the more you let it marinate, the more pronounced and better the flavour will be.
Heat about 3 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add the potatoes to this along with any left over marinade. Let it cook on a low flame until all the moisture is absorbed and the potatoes are well browned.

These taste great on their own and would make an ideal starter. It can also be served along with rice/rotis.

17 comments:

PranisKitchen said...

aloo 65..delicious one..
not tried the alloo 65.chicken 65 is one of our favorite..sure will give a try.. lovely picture..good one

Unknown said...

looks spicy and delicious..

Aruna Manikandan said...

Looks delicious dear :-)

sra said...

I once added some mustard paste to curds and cooked potatoes - came out well. Have two potatoes at home, will probably do this before they begin to sprout.

AJ said...

Delicious looking bhaji!!

Unknown said...

I like aloo 65 like a snack or with phulkas :)

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Veggie Hut said...

delicious..who doesn love potatoes..

Renu said...

Glad to see an easy recipe:).this farmville is so addictive:)

the blogger formerly known as sansmerci said...

yummyyyyyyyyyyyy lookin!

Sum Raj said...

woo loved the click soo much..

FH said...

Haha! FB has become an extention of you. I too have have one but hardly use it. Both kids are home so it gets busy for me even to blog but I manage one post a week somehow. Enjoy FB.

Aloo 65 looks yum , great with parathas.

turmericnspice said...

spicy, colorful and yum!! looks great!

Aparna Balasubramanian said...

Never heard of Aloo 65, only the chicken version. Wonder what the 65 signifies?

I guess the net in itself is addictive so...... :) I still have to get the hang of FB though!

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Hy Jayashree,
First time here...Amazed by the healthy collection & interesting recipes..Am your new follower now...:)
You are most welcome to my space...

Srivalli said...

heheh..I can understand the addiction FB can have..:)..aloo 65 looks yum..do you believe amma made brinjal 65..:))..

Linda said...

Hi Jaya, I think aloo 65 suits me better than chicken 65 :) Come on back from FB now!

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Nice one