Potatoes with cumin seeds

Name: Potatoes with cumin seeds (Jeera aloo)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 heaped teaspoon cumin seeds; salt; chopped fresh coriander leaves; 20 g/¾ oz mixed ginger and garlic purée; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz parboiled potatoes, peeled and cut into 2.5 cm/1 inch cubes

Jeera aloo

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's India

By Keith Floyd

Published 2001

About

Indian cooks do not season their food or flavour their food, they temper their food - so this dish is really potatoes tempered with cumin seeds.

Ingredients

vegetable oil
1 heaped teaspoon cumin seeds
20 g/¾ oz<

Asia
India
Starter
Main course
Side dish
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Heat some oil in a karai or frying pan, add the cumin seeds and fry until they crackle. Stir in the ginger and garlic purée and sauté until it goes slightly brown.
Stir in the chilli powder and add enough water to make a gravy with a smooth, sauce-like consistency. Season to taste with salt.
Add the potatoes, mix them well into the gravy and si