Jeera aloo Jeera aloo Jeera Aloo is a typical vegetarian Indian dish which is often served as a side dish and normally goes well with hot puris, chapatti, roti or dal. Its main ingredients are potatoes ("aloo"), cumin seeds ("jeera") and Indian spices. Other ingredients are red chili powder, ginger, coriander powder, curry leaves, vegetable oil and salt. In its traditional form the dish is not hot, but it could be spiced up by adding powdered cayenne pepper. Other variations of the dish make use of sweet potatoes instead of regular ones. Jeera aloo is popular as a bachelors’ dish because it
Indian cuisine cuisine is an extensive balance of many different tastes. It includes a range of dishes from mild to very spicy tastes. "Bajri", wheat, rice, "jowar", vegetables, lentils, and fruit form important components of the Maharashtrian diet. Popular dishes include "puran poli", "ukdiche modak", "batata wada", "sabudana khichdi", "masala bhat", "pav bhaji", and "wada pav". "Poha" or flattened rice is also usually eaten at breakfast. Kanda poha and aloo poha are some of the dishes cooked for breakfast and snacking in evenings. Popular spicy meat dishes include those that originated in the Kolhapur region. These are the Kolhapuri Sukka mutton, "pandhra