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Baby potatoes and bell pepper stir fry

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Baby potatoes are the potatoes which are removed from the soil before they are fully developed/ grown. Due to this, you will find that baby potatoes have a sweeter flavour. It usually has a pale brown thin outer skin with a creamy off white interior. They are used worldwide in a variety of dishes ranging from salads, vegetable accompaniments to even main courses. In India, baby potatoes are used to make a very popular dish called "Dum Aloo".  Baby potatoes can be cooked using various culinary methods, namely- steamed, broiled, grilled, roasted, stir fried, baked etc. But a very good method to ensure that baby potatoes absorb the flavours of the additional seasonings, prick the potatoes all over with a fork and then cook.  Baby potatoes and bell pepper stir fry!  Ingredients 1 1/2 cups boiled baby potatoes halves (unpeeled) 1/2 cup capsicum (red , yellow and green) cubes 3 tsp olive oil 1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun) 1/2 cup onion cubes 1/2 cup blanch...

Punjabi Aloo Puri

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Punjabi Aloo Puri  This Punjabi aloo ki sabzi is a stew like potato curry that is brimming with goodness of ground spices, ginger and hearty potato. You could opt for chapatti as a choice of bread for an everyday meal but deep fried puris make it so much more delicious! There are various different ways of cooking this sabzi in communities of India and our family recipe includes even fewer ingredients than this one. This has got to be my favourite one and as much as the combination of puri aloo is great for festivals and celebrations it’s also one that as Indians we devour into for breakfast (yes you heard that right). So put that salad down and give this a go.  To make aloo subzi Ingredients 1 1/4 cups boiled potato cubes 2 tbsp oil 1/2 cup finely chopped onions 2 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun) 1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak) 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes 1 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi) 1/2 tsp g...