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Aloo Puri (Potatoes with Fried Puffed Bread)
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Aloo Puri (Potatoes with Fried Puffed Bread)

Aloo Puri, spicy potatoes with gravy and puffed whole wheat bread (puri). It is simple and makes a complete meal. This is a popular combination in North India. This can be served for a casual breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Course Bread
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

for Aloo (Potatoes with Gravy)

  • 3 medium-sized potatoes peeled and cubed in bite size, about 2 cups of cubed potato
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing)
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon ginger chopped
  • 1 green chili chopped
  • 2 teaspoon coriander powder (dhania)
  • 1 teaspoon of fennel seed crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchur)
  • 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
  • About 2 tablespoons cilantro (hara dhania) finely chopped

for Puri

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon sooji/semolina
  • 1/8 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Approx. ½ cup water

 Also need oil to fry

    Instructions

    For Aloo

    • In a small bowl, mix the coriander, fennel, turmeric, chili powder, salt, ginger, and green chili with about 2 tablespoons of water. Set it aside. 
    • Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed cracks right away, the oil is ready. Add cumin seeds, and asafetida, as cumin seeds crack add spice mix and stir fry for about 15 seconds
    • Add potatoes mixed with spices, lower the heat to low medium, cover the pan, and let it cook for about three to four minutes stirring once in between.
    • Add about 1-1/2 cups of water and change the heat to medium-high heat. As potatoes come to a boil cover the pan lower the heat to medium and let it cook for about eight minutes.
    • Mix the potatoes and mash some potatoes as mixing the potatoes, this will thickness to the gravy. Adjust the water in the gravy to your liking; gravy will thicken as it cools.
    • Add mango powder, garam masala and cilantro. Mix it well, turn off the heat, and cover the pan.