ALU AJWAIN

It was one lazy saturday afternoon that a sudden idea struck me.It ia always like this.Ideas splurge in suddenly for me and when i think hard sometimes iam totally blank.Iam sure all of us experience this sometimes.It was heavily raining and i was left with only potatoes in my pantry.I was pretty sure with no onion in hand, my family would fuss eating the potato.Searching for a no onion alu recipe this Ajwaini Alu recipe came as a blessing.Ajwain is caraway seeds in hindi and omam in tamil It is one seed which has innumerabe health benefits.It helps in digestion,good anti acidic agent and also helpful in cough and cold.It is an effective remedy in fighting with abdominal pains as well.I always have a good stock of ajwain in my kitchen.Now let us see how ajwaini alu is made.

 

 

INGREDIENTS                                                                                                   

Baby potatoes	1/4 kg
Ajwain/Caraway seeds	1 tsp
Jeera	1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder	1/2 tsp
Red Chilly Powder	1/2 tsp
Oil	2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Coriander leaves	to garnish

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO MAKE

• Boil baby potatoes in a pressure cooker and once cooled peel them.You can prick the potatoes with a fork so the masalas are infused into the potatoes.Take a pan and throw in ajwain.jeera with little oil.Add the boiled potatoes and add turmeric powder and red chilly powder.

• You can prick the potatoes with a fork so that masalas get infused in to the potatoes.Take a pan and throw in oil,ajwain and jeera.Add baby potatoes now followed by turmeric powder and red chilly powder.
  
• When it is getting roasted add salt and mix well and garnish with coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with jeera rice/pulao or rotis.

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

1.Though i have used whole ajwain you can crush it and add it too.

2.You can also use big potatoes and cut it into small pieces.

3.You can sprinkle a little rice flour while the potatoes are getting roasted,it will give a nice crunch.

 

 

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