Aloo Tamatar ka Jhol is a traditional Uttaranchal dish. This dish is very simple & easy to make for busy days. Other than the main ingredients this dish is cooked using ghee & tempered with methi seeds. This is suppose to be a gravy dish but I made it a dry one.
Prep Time-10mins
Cook Time-20mins
Serves-2people
Ingredients
2Potatoes cubed
2Tomatoes chopped
1Small onion sliced
1Tsp ginger chopped
2Garlic chopped
1Tsp chili powder
1/4Tsp turmeric
1/2 Tsp garam masala
1Tsp cumin
1/4Tsp fenugreek seeds
1Tbs ghee {oil}
Few coriander branches for garnish
Directions
- Heat pan with oil. Add jeera to pan & fry it till changes to light brown.
- Now add chopped garlic & ginger pieces. Fry them for few seconds & add onion's to pan.
- Fry them till they are translucent.
- Add tomatoes to pan. Add turmeric, red chili powder & salt to pan.
- Add cut potatoes to pan & close pan with a lid.
- Cook till potatoes are soft & done with a closed lid.
- Add garam masala to pan & fry for 2mins. Adjust salt & chili powder if needed.
- Garnish with coriander & switch off heat.
- Serve warm with rice & roti.
Note
- Instead of ghee use oil if you like.
- To make it a gravy add 2cups water before adding potatoes to pan.
