Jeera Aloo for Vrat
a simple potato sabzi which can be consumed during Vrat (fasting days).
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized potatoes
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- few curry leaves
- 2 to 3 green chillies, slit lengthwise
- sendha namak (rock salt) as per taste
- a tiny pinch of sugar
- 2 tbsp roasted and crushed peanuts
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves for garnishing (optional)
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes.
- Peel them and cut into cubes.
- Keep the potato cubes soaked in ice-cold water for 10 minutes. This helps to remove starch from potatoes.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds.
- When the seeds start crackling, add curry leaves and chillies.Saute for few seconds.
- Drain the water from potatoes and add potato cubes into the pan. Saute.
- Add salt and mix well.
- Add a tablespoon of water and cook covered for 10 minutes or until the potatoes turn soft.
- Add roasted, crushed peanuts, a tiny pinch of sugar and mix well.
- Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve Jeera Aloo with Rajgira rotis/puris.
Notes
Adding of coriander leaves is optional. In case you do not consume coriander leaves during vrat, you can skip coriander leaves.
Lemon juice can also be added once the sabzi is done.