Punjabi Jeera Aloo also known as Zeera Aloo is a recipe mostly enjoyed in breakfast in North India. Served with hot puris and a glass of lassi, this breakfast recipe will keep you crave for more. A simple recipe with some basic ingredients found in you kitchen pantry can turn out to be one of the most delicious meal in your home. If you have boiled potatoes ready at home and feeling lazy to cook a lavish meal, then check out this recipe that gets ready in no time and is lip smacking for sure. A perfect Sunday breakfast and a great dish to be packed in your kids lunch box.
How to make instant Punjabi Jeera Aloo ?
Boil Potatoes , peel and cut into small cubes and keep aside.Heat oil in a non stick pan and add cumin seeds, dry red chilies, hing and wait till they sizzle. Now add chopped green chilies, turmeric powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder in the oil and saute the mix for few seconds. Add in the chopped potatoes and combine till everything incorporates well. Season with salt and amchur and fry for another couple of minutes till potatoes stop sticking with each other. If you don’t have amchur then you can add lemon juice instead. Turn off the stove and add freshly chopped green coriander and mix well. Serve hot with fluffy puris and a glass of lassi.
How to boil Potatoes fast ?
Pressure Cooker is the easiest and fastest way of boiling potatoes. To make it even faster you can add around 1 tsp of salt in while boiling potatoes. Other than this you can also boil potatoes in microwave, grease the potatoes with oil and place them in a microwave safe bowl and cook for 7-8 minutes on high, depending on the size of the potato. The skin will shrink and will peel off easily.
What are the variations done in making Jeera Aloo ?
Jeera Aloo is famous all over India. In South India Jeera Aloo has a distinctive flavor and aroma because of curry leaf and roasted daal, sesame or peanuts used in tempering.
How to use left over Jeera Aloo ?
You can use left over Jeera Aloo for making samosa, mash and use it as filling for paratha, sandwiches, use it as a filling for dosa or even make a kathi roll.
Some more Aloo (Potato) recipes for you : Khatte Aloo with Puri , Punjabi Aloo Paratha, Aloo Chaat and MORE.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 4 Big size Potatoes Boiled
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 2 Dry Red Chili broken
- 1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
- 1-2 Green Chilies chopped
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1/2 tsp Amchur / Dry mango powder
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Freshly chopped green coriander
Ingredients
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- Boil Potatoes , peel and cut into small cubes and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a non stick pan and add cumin seeds, dry red chilies, hing and wait till they sizzle.
- Now add chopped green chilies, turmeric powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder in the oil and saute the mix for few seconds.
- Add in the chopped potatoes and combine till everything incorporates well.
- Season with salt and amchur and fry for another couple of minutes till potatoes stop sticking with each other. If you don't have amchur then you can add lemon juice instead.
- Turn off the stove and add freshly chopped green coriander and mix well. Serve hot with fluffy puris and a glass of lassi.
If you liked this easy recipe then try making at home and share your experience with me in comments below. Happy Cooking! Love : Shaheen
