Aloo Rice (Potato Rice)

Today's post is about a simple aloo rice. Aloo means "potatoes". So, this is a very easy recipe made with potatoes and Indian Spices. If you like potatoes, then am sure you would love it 😃.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice 1 cup

Potato 4 or 5 medium sized

Onion 1 big

Garlic 1 pod

Ginger 1 tsp

Green Chilli 1 or 2

Mustard Seeds 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds 1 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala powder 1 tsp

Amchur powder 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil

Method:

🥔 Soak rice in water for 30 minutes.

🥔 Cook rice until a la dente. (Rice should not be mushy, it should be firm)

🥔 Heat oil in a pan. Once hot add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.

🥔 Then add cumin seeds.

🥔 Add minced garlic, ginger and green chilli. Saute them for 30 seconds.

🥔 Add chopped onions. Saute them until translucent.

🥔 Add chopped potatoes. (Peel the skin of the potatoes and chop it)

🥔 Add turmeric powder, salt to it. Sprinkle little water and cover the pan with the lid.

🥔 Cook in medium flame until the potatoes turn soft.

🥔 Add garam masala powder, amchur powder, coriander powder, chilli powder to it.

🥔 Let the spices blend with the cooked potatoes.

🥔 Add the rice to it. Saute it for a minute so that the rice mixes with the potato mixture.

🥔 Switch off the flame and serve it hot.

You can garnish with few coriander leaves.