I am Back With Jeera Aloo

You may be wondering by my sudden disappearance from the blog world, it is due to a heartbreak family emergency. Past few days were very tough to me and my family as I lost my grandfather (mom’s dad). Calm and peaceful my grandfather rested in peace. Sudden demise of an elderly person in the family left us all in sorrow. I miss you Grand Pa, may Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala grant him Jannah al Firdous. Aameen.

As you all know that my pantry will never ever run out of Aloo/potato. Potato being a versatile vegetable, it can be cooked in numerous ways. Jeera Aloo is one such recipe. Simple potato pieces when tempered with aromatic jeera/cumin the result is drool worthy. A simple recipe which takes less time and calls for handy ingredients. Try it to taste it!

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ kg Aloo/Potato pieces, peeled, washed and par boiled
• 1 Onion, peeled and finely sliced
• 2-3 Green chilies, deseeded and finely chopped
• ¼ tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
• 1 tbsp Jeera/Cumin seeds
• 1 Cardamom, 1 Clove and 1’ inch stick of Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
• ¼ tbsp Turmeric powder
• ½ tbsp Coriander powder
• 2-3 springs fresh Coriander leaves, chopped
• Salt
• Oil

PREPERATION:

• Add oil to a heavy bottom cooking vessel. To this add cardamom, clove and cinnamon stick. When the spices start to leave the aroma add sliced onions and fry till translucent.
• Now add jeera/cumin seeds and chopped green chilies. Fry till cumin seeds start to splutter. Add ginger-garlic paste, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and fry for 1 more minute.
• Add par boiled potato pieces and mix well by adding coriander powder.
• Cook for another 2-3 minutes by covering with a lid. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
• Last but not least add your 'love' to make the dish 'YUMMY'.

Ramadan Special: My sincere apologies to all the people participating in the event Joy From Fasting To Feasting (Season-II). I will update the post in a day or two with some yum entries I received so far. Thank you for understanding and participating.

NOTE: Due to some bandwidth problem with photobucket account you may not able to access my previous post for a day. So please bare with me till I look into it. Thank you Priti and Dolon for letting me know about this. My heartfelt thanks to all those who bestowed their love by passing on awards. Will make an update on that very soon.