Aloo Achari

Ingredients 

• 500 grams baby potatoes, boiled and peeled
• 1/4 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds (saunf)
• 4 dried red chillies
• 2 tablespoons mustard oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon onion seeds (kalonji)
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger paste
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black salt (kala namak)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 teaspoons vinegar

Method

1. Grind together fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds and red chillies to a coarse powder.
2. Heat mustard oil in a pan till it begins to smoke. Add cumin seeds, onion seeds and sauté for half a minute. Add turmeric powder and potatoes and stir. Add garlic paste and ginger paste and quarter cup of water and mix.
3. Add the ground spices, salt, black salt and sugar and mix well. Add vinegar and quarter cup of water and cook till dry.
4. Serve hot.

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