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Easy and quick achari aloo

Easy Achari Dahi Aloo

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 0
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Baby potatoes(aloo)
for making coarse powder
  • ½ Tsp Fennel seeds
  • ½ Tsp Yellow mustard seeds
  • ½ Tsp Black Mustard Seeds
  • ⅓ Tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • 1 Tsp Coriander seeds
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
For Yogurt Mix
  • 2 Cups Yogurt+1 cup water
  • 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
  • ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
other ingredients
  • 2 Ghee/Oil
  • 2-3 Dry Red Chili
  • ¼ Tsp Asafoetida Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tbsp Fenugreek leaves/kasoori Methi
  • 1 Tsp Grated Ginger
For Garnish
  • 1 Tbsp Cilantro leaves

Method
 

  1. Boil potatoes in the Instant pot for 1 minute on high pressure.Peel them and keep them aside on a plate.
  2. Take a pan or wok ,heat it and add oil or ghee to it.
  3. Fry the potatoes with some salt till they look light brown and nicely fried.
  4. Now in a mortar pestle coarsly ground all the spices written under the caption.
  5. Third step is to whisk the yogurt with all the spices written under that heading.Mix nicely to remove any lumps.
  6. Now take a clean pan or same pan .Add ghee /oil .Heat and when it looks hot add asafoetida powder and dry chilies.
  7. Add coarsely grounded powder to the pan and saute.
  8. After 30 seconds add whisked yogurt water mixture to the pan and stir this continuosly .Add grated ginger at this point.
  9. To prevent curdling ,we need to stir till it starts to boil.
  10. At this point add fried potatoes and salt to taste. Its always a good idea to add less salt in beginning to avoid too much salt.
  11. Mix everything and let it cook for sometime till it thickens to your liking.
  12. Sprinkle some kasoori methi and fresh chopped cilantro.
  13. Serve this achari dahi aloo with roti or rice .Enjoy.
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