5 from 14 votes
Jeera Aloo
Jeera Aloo is a spiced Indian potato dish featuring boiled baby potatoes sautéed in canola oil with cumin seeds, asafoetida, ginger, turmeric, and green chilies. The potatoes are coated with a blend of ground cumin powder and tangy amchur (dry mango) powder for a piquant finish. This dish highlights cumin's warm flavor alongside the mild heat of chilies and the slight sourness of amchur powder.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
152 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 500 grams baby potato boiled
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon asafoetida hing
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 4 green chilies finely chopped (adjust as per heat tolerance levels)
- ½ teaspoon amchur powder if you can't get amchur powder, you can use freshly squeezed lemon, dry mango powder
- salt to taste
- Coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Wash and boil baby potatoes in an open pot with enough water. Make sure the potatoes are not overcooked. They have to be just cooked and firm. Allow the potatoes to cool a bit, and peel the skin off the potatoes.
- Heat oil in a skillet. Add cumin seeds and Hing. Then add chopped green chilies, ground cumin (cumin powder), salt, and turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add boiled baby potatoes, and toss well.
- Toss until potatoes are coated well in the spices.
- Sauté for 5 minutes on low flame. Turn off the flame.
- Add amchur powder, and give it a good mix.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves(optional)
- Serve hot as an appetizer or as a side dish with roti or naan.
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Notes
- Roast whole cumin, coriander, fennel seeds, and dried red chilies and grind for deeper flavor.
- Substitute baby potatoes with regular potatoes cut into 1-inch cubes if unavailable.
- Adjust green chilies according to desired heat level.
- Heat oil well then let it cool slightly before frying cumin seeds to prevent burning.
- Nutritional information is approximate and varies by ingredient brands.
Nutrition Information
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Sodium
161mg
(7%)
Potassium
571mg
(12%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
27IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 161mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 571mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 27IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.