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Recipe for Tilwale Aloo | Potato curry in sesame sauce

Potato is a star vegetable. No matter what situation you put it in, it will come out shining. Also, it is one vegetable that finds an important place in every single cuisine of the world. the previous statement is of course part knowledge and part assumption :P Early on in my blogging days, I wrote
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 potatoes large , boiled and peeled
  • 2 tbsps sesame seeds
  • 6 - 7 coriander stems
  • 2 large cloves garlic , peeled
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsps mustard oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 lemon Juice of
  • coriander leaves Few for garnish

Method
 

  1. Cut the boiled and peeled potatoes into 1 cm sized cubes. Keep aside.
  2. In a heavy bottomed pan, on low heat, toast the sesame seeds until lightly golden. Once cooled, in the chutney jar of the mixer, or a coffee grinder, grind to a fine powder, reserving a pinch of seeds for garnish. Add up to 1/4 cup water and grind to make a paste. Remove from mixer and keep aside.
  3. Grind the coriander stems, garlic, green chilli, turmeric powder and salt to a fine paste, using 3-4 spoons of water. Keep aside.
  4. In the heavy bottomed pan, heat mustard oil. When hot, add cumin seeds.
  5. When seeds splutter, add the coriander stem paste and saute for 1 minute or so.
  6. To this add the cubed potatoes, and stir for 3-4 minutes until well coated.
  7. At this point, add the sesame paste along with 1/2 cup water. Keep the heat on low and bring to a gentle simmer. Allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes.
  8. Remove from heat. Stir in the lemon juice, garnish with coriander and a few toasted sesame seeds.
  9. Serve with rotis, puris or any other flatbread.

Notes

The recipe for Tilwale Aloo is part of the endeavor to create a collection of recipes of Traditional Indian Cuisines in collaboration with a few bloggers who share the same passion of cooking.
Find more Traditional Recipes from Uttar Pradesh - Lucknowi / Avadhi cuisine by #TheKichenDivas.
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Yakhni Pulao - Sinamon Tales.
Sooji Ka Halva- Fun Food Frolic.
Arbi ke kabab - Archana's Kitchen.