Alu/Shakarkandi Raita

Ingredients

• •1½ cup Boiled potato /Sweet potato (peeled, cubed)
• •2 cups Curds- 2 cups
• •2 Dry Red chilies (broken)
• •½ tsp Cumin seeds
• •Hing- few pinches
• •½ tsp Roasted jeera powder
• •½ tsp Rock salt
• •Salt- to taste (only if required)
• •1 tsp Sugar
• •2 tsp Mint leaves (shredded, for garnish)
• •2 tsp Oil/ ghee

Method

1. 1
   Pressure cook the potato or sweet-potato adding some salt till done
2. 2
   Peel, cut into cubes and keep aside
3. 3
   Blend the curds adding the rock-salt, roasted jeera powder and sugar and refrigerate, if curds is too thick you may mix in a little cold milk
4. 4
   Heat oil/ghee in a non-stick pan, add the whole jeera, broken dry red chili pieces, hing and mix in the cubed potato/ sweet potato
5. 5
   Toss well, if needed add some salt and mix well, put off the flame and cool thoroughly
6. 6
   Mix the cooled potato mixture
7. 7
   Adjust the seasonings as per taste, transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with shredded mint leaves, serve cooled.