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 such as bottle-gourd and eggplant are usually added to "dal". Pickles are an essential part of the local cuisine; popular among those are mango-based pickles such as "avakaya" and "maagaya", "gongura" (a pickle made from Kenaf leaves), "usirikaya" (gooseberry or "amla")," nimmakaya "(lime), and tomato pickle. Dahi (yogurt) is a common addition to meals, as a way of tempering spiciness. Breakfast items include "dosa, pesarattu" (mung bean "dosa"), "vada", and "idli". The staple food of Arunachal Pradesh is rice, along with fish, meat, and leaf vegetables. Many varieties of rice are used. Lettuce is the most common vegetable, usually prepared