Aloo Mewawale

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 tblsp ginger-garlic paste
  • salt to taste
  • 12 medium potatoes, peeled
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves, cut
  • 4 tbsps. cream
  • 1 tblsp chilli powder
  • 1 tblsp sugar
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 cup mixed almonds and pistachios, coarsely ground
  • 3 tomatoes pureed
  • 4 onions, chopped, ground
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder

cooking time:

Method:
  1. Bore a hole into each potato.
  2. Stuff with nuts mixed with salt and a few coriander leaves.
  3. Close with potato pieces.
  4. Heat up oil and fry 2 or 3 potatoes at a time till browned.
  5. Remove and reserve.
  6. In the same oil, put in cumin seeds.
  7. When they pop, mix in onion paste and fry till brown.
  8. Then mix in powdered spices, tomato and ginger-garlic paste.
  9. Fry till oil separates from the paste, mix in potatoes and one and a half cup of hot water.
  10. Simmer, adding cream, salt and sugar till potatoes are cooked and the gravy is well blended.