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Aloo Nawaabi

Potato - The most delicious vegetable in the whole world, is often taken for granted. Be it fried, baked or boiled, be it any national or international cuisine, vegetarian or non vegetarian,this root vegetable is used in every form and by every one in their daily diet.
A spud blends in almost all the Indian dishes as well.

Aloo Nawaabi is a dish taught by my maternal aunt (Viji) and am gonna share it today with you all. Its a simple tangy royal dish with a LAC (Loveandcalories) twist to it. ;) Wah aloo....

Indgredients

  • 4 large potatoes (Boiled and peeled)
  • 2 dry red chillies
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1/2 bunch of coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • a pinch of sugar
  • 1 tsp of black pepper
  • oil for deep frying (approx 250 ml)
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

1) In a bowl, soak ginger, garlic, coriander leaves and red chillies with a little water.
2) Cut the boiled potatoes into 1 inch cube and deep fry until golden brown. Spread the fried potatoes on a tissue to strain out all the excess oil.
3) Grind the soaked ingredients to a paste.
4) Heat a deep based pan (kadai) and pour 2 tbsp of oil in it. Put cumin seeds and let it splutter.
5) Add a pinch of sugar to it. Then add the ground paste and stir for 30 sec. Now add the tomato ketchup, salt, pepper and mix well.
6) Now add the fried potatoes in it and coat well the mixture. Stir well for 2-3 min. Serve as a side with rotis and dal.






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  1. Thenna18 February 2011 at 02:10

    Hi Rohini..I tried this item today..came out really good..actually this was the first time for me deep frying the potatoes and making a dish..it was awesome...Dass too liked it very much..thanks for the recipe..love u..keep doin the grt work..

    Thenna

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  2. Loveandcalories18 February 2011 at 10:11

    Hey Thenna...Thank you for trying it out!! I thought people just see it and praise my effort..thats all!! Thank god it turned out good ;0 ;) ,,,Do keep following...will post many more! :)

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  3. Unknown18 February 2011 at 10:44

    wow...love it....will try out...
    rohs good work.....wil follow ur blog

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  4. Loveandcalories19 February 2011 at 09:57

    Thank you Sri!! :)

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  5. Shakthi Suresh19 February 2011 at 14:24

    Hi rohini, tried the recipe last night. came out very well. suresh loved it. he even finished the leftover today morning without leaving anything for me.

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  6. Loveandcalories19 February 2011 at 17:02

    Am on top of the world right now!! Girls...please motivate me like this forever!! thank you Dass and Suresh!!;)

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  7. Anonymous25 February 2011 at 04:24

    Great Blog!!!!!!!!!! This dish looks really tempting.Will definitely try it out and i will let you know how it turns out.Keep the recipes coming............ Niru

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  8. Loveandcalories25 February 2011 at 11:29

    Thank You Niru!! Just a platform to share some of the easy recipes with my friends!! Do try the dish and tell about the outcome!! :)

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  9. NEHA13 April 2011 at 03:46

    hi sis...i tried this recipe the other day it came out very well,the taste was excellent.Thank u for posting such delicious recipes...:)

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  10. Loveandcalories13 April 2011 at 08:51

    Thats Great Neha!! Glad you liked it! This is my chithi's recipe!! You can thank her directly!! :)

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  11. NEHA15 April 2011 at 06:23

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  12. meg30 April 2012 at 22:58

    Hey Rogi did this recipe today and had a tasty side dish for chappathi!!!

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