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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Aloo bhaji

The last day of blogging marathon#11 has me cooking a very simple, quick and easy to make dish from Bihar. The recipe is from USMasala.

What you need:
Potato - 1 large, peeled and cut into 1 inch thick fingers
Oil - 2 tbsp
Asafoetida/Hing - a generous sprinkling
Dry red chilli - 1, broken into pieces
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Saunf/Fennel - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek/methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Nigella seeds/kalonji - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste

Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin,fennel,fenugreek,mustard and nigella seeds. Together, equal quantities of these five spices make for a heady and aromatic combination and the mix is called panchphoran in both Bengali and Bihari cuisine. When the seeds start to pop, sprinkle hing, add the red chilli and stir. Now add in the potatoes, salt and turmeric powder. If necessary, sprinkle some water, cover and cook till done.
Serve hot with roti/puri/rice.
Verdict : Quick and easy to put together, this is just my kind of recipe. The shape and the slight crunch when you bite into it makes me think of this as an Indian version of French Fries.
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#11

10 comments:

rajani said...

The 'indian fries' look very yummy :)

Unknown said...

Aloo bhaji looks yumm..

Suma Gandlur said...

Looks yummy. It doesn't matter what the cooking method is, potato subzis end up yummy. Right?:)

Priya Suresh said...

Yum,anything with potatoes are my fav,delicious bhaji.

Gayathri Kumar said...

Great side dish for rice...

chicha.in said...

hii.. Nice Post

Thanks for sharing

Reva said...

Aloo bhaji looks super good..:) Perfect home cooked food for pleasing the hungry tummy..:))
Loved it..
Glad to have bumped onto your blog..:)
Reva

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It's seems to be very simple love to try it.

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