Name: Golden potato cubes with chilli and coriander
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp ground turmeric; 60 ml/4 tbsp mustard oil or sunflower oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1-2 fresh green chillies, finely chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp ground cumin; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup lukewarm water; 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, chopped; 3.75 ml/¾ tsp salt, or to taste; 450 g/1lb potatoes, peeled and chopped; Deep-fried Soft Puffed Bread, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

This is a very simple, but gloriously delicious potato dish, which is often accompanied by Deep-fried Soft Puffed Bread for breakfast or high tea. Alu Bhaji can also be served as an accompaniment to a lentil dish and with any other type of bread for a satisfying vegetarian meal.

Ingredients

60 ml/4 tbsp mustard oil or sunflower oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped
1-2

Method

Heat the oil over a medium heat until smoking point is reached. Add the onion and chilli and fry for 7-8 minutes, stirring often, until the onion is beginning to colour.
Stir in the turmeric and cumin and cook for about 1 minute.