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Aloo gobi is a traditional dish with origins in Northern India, although it is popular throughout the country, but also in Nepal and Pakistan. Its key ingredients are potatoes, cauliflower, onions, and a variety of spices, which are all slowly simmered and usually served with rice, bread, chutneys, or a cucumber salad.
Since no liquid is added to the dish (although extremely small amounts of it may be added), aloo gobi is reliant on the spices, including turmeric, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, and red pepper. It is recommended to garnish the dish with freshly sliced coriander and drizzle some lime juice over the top.
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Aloo tikki is a flavorful snack that is popular in North India and Pakistan. It consists of potatoes (aloo) and onions made into croquettes (tikki), which are then flavored with various spices and deep-fried. The croquettes are a staple of every chaat stall in Mumbai and North India.
Aloo tikki is often garnished with onion, chutney, coriander, or hot chiles, and it is usually served with yogurt or chickpeas. In Mumbai, the snack is often topped with spicy curries. Although aloo tikki is mostly consumed in North India and Pakistan, it is also gaining popularity in the United Kingdom, especially in the East Midlands area.
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Aloo palak is a traditional dish originating from the northern parts of the country. Although there are many ways of preparing the dish, it’s usually made with a combination of potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, dried hot peppers, turmeric, salt, and oil.
The garlic is fried in oil until it browns, and the cumin, hot peppers, and turmeric are then added to the pot and fried with the garlic. Next, tomatoes, salt, spinach, and potatoes are added to the pot, and aloo palak is simmered over low heat until the water evaporates and the oil separates.
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Dum aloo, also called alu dum, is a traditional dish with origins in Kashmir. The dish consists of potatoes, tomatoes, and onions that are cooked together in curry or masala sauce. It is said that cooking dum aloo is an art because it needs to be boiled and fried just right, the spices need to be authentic, and it takes a lot of time and patience to prepare it.
Dum aloo is cooked over low heat in a traditional earthenware vessel (handi) that is usually sealed until the dish is ready to be consumed. Its name is a combination of the words aloo (potatoes) and dum (steam, or warm breath).
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Aloo methi is a popular vegetarian dish from North India, made with a combination of potatoes, fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves, and spices such as cumin, coriander, and turmeric. The dish is very common in numerous North Indian homes, where it is prepared as a type of dry curry.
One of the key ingredients - bitter and tangy fenugreek leaves - are known for their medicinal properties, such as lowering blood sugar. Aloo methi is best paired with rice or Indian flatbreads such as roti and paratha.
Simple and flavorful, aloo baingan is a dish made with a combination of eggplants and potatoes, cooked together with onions, tomatoes, and various spices. The name of the dish specifies its key ingredients, since aloo means potatoes, and baingan means eggplant.
Basically, it is a type of sabzi (dry curry) that is usually served with flatbreads such as roti and naan. Aloo baingan is a popular Indian lunch item that is commonly packed in lunchboxes throughout Northern India. It is said that aloo baingan is even better if made in advance, as the flavors deepen while the dish rests.
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Aloo simla mirch is a traditional vegetable dish originating from Delhi. The dish is usually made with a combination of potatoes, bell peppers, salt, and ghee or a mixture of oil and butter. The potatoes are cut into quarters and cooked in ghee or butter and oil over low heat until tender.
They're often sprinkled with water if they start to brown too much. The bell peppers are cut into quarters as well, and then added to the pot with the potatoes. The mixture is simmered for a few minutes, and it's then gently mixed before serving. It's recommended to serve this simple dish with phulkas, dal, or steamed rice on the side.
Aloo shimla mirch or aloo capsicum is a traditional dish originating from the northern parts of the country. The dish is usually made with a combination of potatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, ginger, onions, cumin, oil, fenugreek leaves, turmeric, red chili powder, garam masala, and salt.
The cumin is fried in oil with onions and ginger. The potatoes are peeled, chopped, and added to the pan. The mixture is fried over low heat for a few minutes and then mixed with the rest of the ingredients. The dish is stir-fried until the bell peppers are cooked, and aloo shimla mirch is then served with rice or roti on the side.
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Khatte aloo is a traditional vegetable dish originating from North India. Although there are many variations, the dish is usually made with a combination of potatoes (cut into bite-sized pieces), ginger, hot peppers, amchur, fenugreek, cloves, coriander, turmeric, chili powder, cumin, asafoetida, mustard oil, and salt.
The asafoetida and cumin are fried in oil over medium heat, and then mixed with the potatoes and chili powder. The mixture is stir-fried for a minute or two and the rest of the ingredients are then added to the pan (except the amchur). The dish is stir-fried, covered with water, the heat is reduced to medium, and khatte aloo is simmered for about fifteen minutes before the amchur is stirred in.
Dahi ke aloo is a traditional vegetable dish originating from North India. Although it has many variations, the dish is usually made with a combination of potatoes, asafoetida, yogurt, gram (chickpea) flour, mustard seeds, hot peppers, oil or ghee, curry leaves, coriander, cumin, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, and salt.
The asafoetida, mustard seeds, curry leaves, and hot peppers are fried in oil and mixed with the potatoes, salt, and ground spices. The mixture is cooked over low heat until the potatoes are soft. A mixture of gram flour and yogurt is added to the pan, and the dish is heated through and simmered until the sauce develops a thick consistency.
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