QUICK PALDA WITH FRIED ALOO CHIPS (POTATO)

There are a so many different ways to make Palda.

We always make this yogurt-gravy based dish, when serving Pahari food.

There are two recipes for Palda – both are made with potato. There is a quick one and a cumbersome one. Both are equally delicious.

Here is the recipe for the quick Palda which uses homemade, thick cut, potato chips. Watch out for those fried potato chips – make sure you make plenty extra because in our home very few of them actually make it into the Palda. They are just too irresistible!

Ingredients

• 3 potatoes peeled and sliced in rounds to make chips
• 3” ginger
• 8 cloves garlic
• 5 cups of yogurt whipped
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• Garlic and ginger paste
• Pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• ¾ teaspoon of turmeric
• 3 teaspoons of coriander powder (dhaniya)
• 1 teaspoon of garam masala

Homemade Potato Chips:

• Soak the sliced potatoes in salted water and set aside.
• Drain the potatoes and deep fry till cooked to a semi crisp state. (should not be crisp like chips)
• Set these aside.

Palda Gravy

• In large pot or wok, heat  4 Tbs of oil or ghee (clarified butter).
• Add 1 heaped teaspoon of cumin seeds (jeera).
• When the cumin seeds begin to pop, add the ground garlic and ginger paste.
• Add a pinch of asafoetida (hing).
• Add the chopped onions and cook it for about 10 minutes.
• Add salt and ¾ teaspoon of turmeric powder (haldi).
• Add 3 teaspoons of coriander powder (dhaniya) and 1 teaspoon of garam masala.
• Cook this for about 5 minutes.
• Take it off the fire.
• Add the whipped yogurt to the above mixture.
• Add the fried sliced potatoes to the yogurt.
• Mix it well and serve immediately.

Additional

Serve: 4