Aloo Ka Chokha

Yes I know this is the 3rd consecutive aloo dish am posting, but what the heck. We'll call it the potato-fortnight :P


Remember sometime last month I posted my recipe of littis? Well, AKC is one of the accompaniments of litti. Now you know to cook both :D


Gather the following:


* 200 gm potatoes
* 3 tbsp coriander leaves (dhaniya)
* 2-3 dried red chilies
* 4 cloves of garlic
* 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder (jeera-dhaniya)
* 3/4 cup water
* Whole coriander seeds
* Oil for cooking
* 1/2 cup onion
* 4 green chilies
* 1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
* Salt to taste


Here's how:


1. First of, chop the potatoes, onion & garlic. (Note: A weird woman told me that the potatoes should be chopped 1 inch long, and the onion should be chopped longitudinally :| Anyway, I tried it, and it worked for the recipe. Not so weird now, eh?) ;) Also, the garlic has to be chopped in really tiny bits.


2. Then, in a kadhai, pour the cooking oil  & fry the red chilies, along with the dhaniya seeds. Iske baad, once the chilies & dhaniya seeds start to sputter, add the onion. Followed by the green chilies & garlic.


3. As soon as the onions turn red, add the potatoes. And cook for 4 minutes, till they become tender.


4. After this, add the water, jeera-dhaniya powder & salt, and cover with a lid for a bit.


5. Finally, add amchur powder to the chokha. And serve with a garnishing of dhaniya leaves. And litti, of course :D