Aloo Ko Achar (Potato Salad)

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/3 lbs	605g / 21oz	Potatoes - small if possible
4		Jalapeno peppers - seeded and sliced into long strips
1		Lime - juice of
		Salt to taste
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Sesame seeds - roasted, ground, optional
1 teaspoon	5ml	Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cumin seeds
2		Chiles - whole, dried, to 3
3 teaspoons	15ml	Corn oil - or mustard oil - mustard gives best flavor
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Coriander - fresh, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Boil potatoes in jackets. When done, peel and cut into small pieces.

In a suitable bowl, combine potatoes, turmeric, 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 chiles. Fry them until brown and then add jalapeno 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.

Source:
Bhadrika Sharma, Bramalea, Ontario in "Ethnic Eating: The Canadian Scene Cookbook"

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