Sunday, 19 June 2011

Aaloo Salad



Ingredients:
  • 3-4 large potatoes
  • 1 large onion chopped very fine
  • 2 tomatoes chopped fine
  • 2 green chilllies chopped fine
  • 5-6 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 tsp chaat masala
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds roasted and ground coarsely
  • 3 tbsps lime/lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp mustard oil
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves chopped fine to garnish
Preparation:
  • Wash potatoes well and boil with salt. Cool, peel and cut into medium-sized cubes.
  • Put the potatoes in a large salad bowl and add the onion, tomatoes, green chillies, garlic and coriander. Do not mix now.
  • In a small bottle (must have a tighly-fitting cover), mix the lime/lemon juice, mustard oil, salt, cumin powder,  chaat masala and sugar. Put the lid on and shake the bottle to mix all the ingredients in it well.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad and gently mix everything together to avoid breaking the potatoes.
  • This salad tastes best when served at room temperature.