Thursday, June 25, 2009

Sookha Aloo (dry potatoes)

A ubiquitous potato dish that is great by itself and with lentils, or as an accompaniment to some of the meat recipes on this blog.

Materials:

- 2 large potatoes - peel and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1/2 teaspoon zeera (cumin seeds)
- 1/2 teaspoon haldi
- 1 1/2 teaspoon dhania (coriander) powder
- 1 red chili - crushed

- salt
- 1-2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Preparation:


Heat oil. Add zeera and wait till it sputters. Add potatoes, haldi and salt. Sprinkle a little water. Cover and cook till potatoes are almost done. Add dhania powder and chili. Cook - stirring until golden and somewhat crisp. Garnish with cilantro.

Serving:


Goes well with any dal. Also good with plain yogurt (with rice or flatbreads).

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I was born and raised in India and attended school and college there. In May 2007, I completed my PhD (in Neuroscience) at the Center for Neural Science at New York University and stayed on there as a postdoctoral fellow until early 2009. Currently (as of 2025), I am in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University.