ALOO KI DAL

Yes, you heard it right... ever tried making dal with just boiled and mashed potatoes ? It is as tasty as any dal made with lentils.
Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 2 large

Tomato ... 1

Ginger ... 1 inch piece (grated)

Garlic .... 1 tsp (crushed)

Green chillies .. 2 

Turmeric powder .. 1/4 tsp

Amchoor powder .. 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder .. 1/4 tsp ( or as per taste)

Coriander leaves .. handful

Salt ..... to taste

For Tempering:

Asafoetida .. a generous pinch

Cumin seeds .. 1 tbsp

Curry leaves .. few

Dry red chillies .. 1-2 broken

Oil .... 2-3 tbsps

Method:

1. Boil and mash the potatoes. Add a little water and blend with a hand grinder or in a blender.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add the tempering ingredients. 

3. When they crackle, add the chopped tomato, green chillies, ginger, garlic and saute until the tomato is cooked.

4. Now add the blended potato and the required quantity of water. ( according to the consistency you like)

5. Stir in the salt and the spice powders mentioned in the list.

6. Finally add the coriander leaves. 

Serve with plain rice.

 Serves 4

Note: If you want to serve it with puris and rotis you can make the consistency thicker.

Pin for later

You may also like:

Dal Ka Dulha

Hariyali Aloo

Chatpate Aloo