Aalo bhujia with Soupy aam dal

Aalo bhujia is one of the olest and the most popular curry in my house when I was a kid. In those good old days when we used to have only one channel on TV, and there used to be a Hindi movie telecasted every Sunday. So my mom used to cook this curry early and then be ready for the movie. I used to get hungry early on those Sundays cause I loved this curry
                My mom used to serve it with Chaaru or Rasam but I am making a Soupy dal with raw mango

Aalu Bhujia (Shallow Potato fry with cumin)

Aalo bhujia

Ingredients:

1. 2 big or 3 medium potatoes peeled
2. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, chilly powder, turmeric
3. 3 tablespoons oil
4. 3/4 teaspoon salt

Cut the potato length-wise on the broadside.into half. Lay the flat side on the cuttin board cut half again and slice into 1/4 cm thick pieces. Heat the oil in a non stick pan and fry the cumin till they start to become dark. Add potatoes cover and cook for 10-15 minutes till they become tendor. Stir occasionally. Add salt, chilly power and turmeric and stir to combine. Break some of the pieces with the spatula and fry uncovered till the potatoes become a bit crispy. Serve with rice or roti

Soupy Mango Dal (Lentils with raw mango)

Soupy Mango Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1 raw mango peeled and seed removed and flesh cut into pieces
2. 1 cup roasted toor dal
3. 1 tablespoon oil
4. 1/4 teaspoon each of cumin, mustard seeds, turmeric
5. few curry leaves
6. 1 green chilly, few red chillies broken

In a pressure cooker cook the dal along with mango, turmeric and 2 cups of water for 3-4 whistles. Let all the steam escape and grind it into a smooth paste. In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin and mustard for 3 minutes. Add green chillies, red chillies and curry leaves an fry for a few more minutes. Add it to the dal paste and a cup of water and bring to a boil. Add salt and coriander and simmer till you get the required consistency. Serve with rice or roti