Aloo Ko Achar (Potato Salad)
indian, salads
1 lb potatoes, small size if possible
4 jalapeno peppers, optional, seeded; & sliced into long strips
1 lime, juice of
1 salt to taste
1/4 cup sesame seeds, roasted, ground, opt; ional
1 teaspoon tumeric powder
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 to 3 chilies, whole, dried
3 teaspoon corn oil, or mustard oil mustard gi; ves best flavor
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup coriander, fresh, chopped
Boil potatoes in jackets. When done, peel & cut into small pieces. In a suitable bowl, combine potatoes, tumeric, salt, ground sesame seeds, lime juice, half of the green coriander and water and mix thoroughly. In a small pan heat mustard oil until hot; add cumin seeds and red chilies. Fry them until brown and then add jalepeno pepper. Let it cook a minute or so. Pour it over potatoes in the bowl and mix them thoroughly; garnish with remaining green coriander leaves.
SERVES: 6-8 SOURCE: Bhadrika Sharma, Bramalea, Ontario in _Ethnic Eating: The Canadian Scene Cookbook_ (Canadian Scene is a news and information service for Canada's ethnic media). posted by Anne MacLellan
Yield: 6 servings