Familiarity breeds contempt. We see it all around us. I think that is what is happened to the potato. Take a lot at these sayings and tell me if I am wrong.
A couch potato — someone who is glued to the TV and never exercises
He’s a cold potato. — someone who is not warm-spirited
Small potatoes — not much
Hot potato — a problem nobody wants to deal with ( Link)
Potato has never been a favorite in our home. We usually buy one or two when we need it. Anytime we bought any extras, they are left to sprout or shrivel, as the conditions in the kitchen permit. Inevitably, they end up in the garbage( the extra ones).
When JFI was announced, I bought 4 idaho potatoes. And after a consultation, this dish came alive.
Recipe :
Boil potatoes in salted water till cooked. Slice into quarters.
Spread cumin onto a surface. Take a potato slice and press the slice onto the cumin gently.
The cumin will attach to the potato. Fry this with the cumin side down on medium heat.
Remove from fire using tongs. Sprinkle salt. Serve warm.
I also applied red pepper on some potato slices.
To make things a little more happening, pour the remaining oil with bits of cumin and crushed pepper over the potatoes.
Serve as an appetiser with some chutney or as a side dish.
Head over to to Vaishali’s Happy Burp in Pune to give dear potato some well deserved show of affection!
Gini, trust you to take a picture that makes the humble potato look *that* spectacular. I love the elegant simplicity of this dish!
Hi Gini,
Jeera Aloo looks yummy!!!! Nice entry for JFI. Thanks for sharing.
nice and simple recipe. uber-cool presentation. i like!
just beautiful gini
Hi Gini,
Jeera-Aloo is comfort food for me. Your recipe is delicious
Gini, u re a good food photographer;That simple potato dish looks so attractive and tempting in ur picture. U can have a thumbnail gallery for ppl like us to just sit and watch those snapshots
Shn
YUM!! Ordinary Jeera aloo all dressed up to parrrtayy!:))
Gini loved the presentation. Just superb.
Gini
The pic makes the potato not so humble any more. Elegant pic
you don’t like potatoes? that’s not legal. your dish looks so yummy.
Mmmm. I see this as an excellent breakfast side dish!
Hi Gini, even in French, potato-related sayings aren’t flattering, heh heh.. you can imagine what it means to call someone a “sac de patates” (sack of potatoes) – lumpy and shapeless!
Your potatoes definitely look very “happening”!
It’s funny, but potatoes also sometimes suffer the same sprouting fate in my home!
Looks good and I am sure it tastes yummy.
Hi Gini,
First time here…I must say your potatoes do look great…I bet, must have tasted the same…
You made this dish, ate it, and you still don’t have more affections for the poor spud?!
But I am definitely going to make these easy and great looking potatoes!
that looks gorgeous….
trupti
Hey gini,
this looks so good.Love the picture also…
Gini,what an appetising photo!Feel like grabbing a few pieces right away.Will try this too!
Beautiful pictures Gini!
great dish…great presentation…hey I get through a sack of potatoes a week…~grin~…thanks for sharing…
Hi that looks interesting. Normally the potato is a hot favourite. Surprising that people at your place do not like the vegetable. The chilli flakes on the dish look add such a lovely look to ‘plain’ potato. Such a simple and yummy recipe.(
While we are discussing about topics relevant to JFI Potato- Potato studded with cumin and crushed pepper. Salt and Pepper, There all sorts of classifications for peppers. There is the scientific classification method that uses the genus and species name: The most commonly known and cultivated genus of peppers is the capsicum, whereas the five most common species of peppers (all within the capsicum category) include: chinense, frutescens, pubescens, annum, and baccatum. All of these types of peppers are also labelled chillies.