Aloo Ko Achar (Potato Salad)


Course : Curry
Serves: 1
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Ingredients:


1 1/3 pounds potatoes

4 medium jalapeno peppers - seeded and sliced into long strips

1 medium lime -- juice of

1 teaspoon salt to taste

1/4 cup sesame seeds, roasted -- ground -- optional

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

2 medium chiles, whole, dried -- to 3

3 teaspoons corn oil -- or mustard oil - mustard gives best flavor

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup coriander -- fresh, chopped
 

Preparation / Directions:


Boil potatoes in jackets. When done, peel and cut into small pieces. In a suitable bowl, combine potatoes, turmeric, salt, ground sesame seeds, lime juice, half of the green coriander and water and mix thoroughly. In a small pan heat mustard oil until hot; add cumin seeds and red chiles. Fry them until brown and then add jalapeno pepper. Let it cook a minute or so. Pour it over potatoes in the bowl and mix them thoroughly; garnish with remaining green coriander leaves. SERVES: 6-8 SOURCE: Bhadrika Sharma, Bramalea, Ontario in "Ethnic Eating: The Canadian Scene Cookbook"


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