Ember Crest recipe
Classic Jeera Aloo
Golden potatoes tempered generously with cumin seeds and finished with lemon.
- Prep
- 10 mins
- Cook
- 20 mins
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
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Ingredients
- 600 g boiled potatoes, cubed
- 30 ml cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 5 g salt, or to taste
- 1 tsp dry mango powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 2 tsp Whole Cumin Seeds
Instructions
- 1Heat the oil and add Whole Cumin Seeds.
- 1When the seeds crackle and become aromatic, add potatoes.
- 2Add turmeric, chilli and salt and toss well.
- 3Cook uncovered for twelve minutes until the edges are golden.
- 4Add dry mango powder and lemon juice and mix.
- 5Finish with coriander and serve hot.
Recipe notes
Let the cumin become aromatic but not black; burnt cumin tastes bitter.

