Aloo Peyajkoli Bhaja

Ingredients

• 8 small new potatoes
• 2 bunches of scallions
• 2 tablespoons mustard oil
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon nigella seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash the potatoes and slice it into thick match stick strips.

2. 2

   Ina bowl of hot water, add a little salt and soak the potato strips for 15 minutes. This will remove the excess starch from the potatoes.

3. 3

   Slice the scallion into 1 inch strips.

4. 4

   In a skillet on medium heat, pour the oil and let it heat up until you see smoke. Then add the nigella seeds and stir it around.

5. 5

   Scatter the potatoes on the skillet and stir it around. Add salt and turmeric and stir it around.

6. 6

   Cover the skillet and let it cook for 5 minutes.

7. 7

   After the potatoes are cooked, add the scallions.

8. 8

   Don't overcook the scallions. The ones I used were tender, and so I cooked for 3 minutes.

9. 9

   Enjoy Aloo Peyajkoli Bhaja warm with rice and daal.