Aloo ke Gutke

आलू के गुटके

Traditional snack from Kumaon & Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Also spelled: aloo gutke, alu ke gutke

The best-loved everyday Pahadi dish: boiled potato cubes tossed in mustard oil with jakhya seeds that crackle like cumin, red chilli and coriander. It is picnic food, festival food and the standard partner to bhang chutney and cucumber raita.

Ingredients

  • •Boiled potatoes, cubed
  • •Mustard oil
  • •Jakhya seeds (or cumin)
  • •Dry red chilli, turmeric, coriander leaves

How it's made

  1. 1Boil, cool and cube the potatoes.
  2. 2Heat mustard oil and crackle the jakhya and red chilli.
  3. 3Add the potatoes and turmeric and toss to coat.
  4. 4Fry until the edges crisp, finish with coriander.
This recipe is a general reference written for readers who want to know the dish. Quantities are to taste and every household cooks it a little differently.