--- title: "Potatoes with Sesame Seeds" description: "Easy, delicious Til Ke Aloo, waxy potatoes stir-fried with cumin, mustard, and sesame seeds. Pairs well with Indian meals or simple roasted and grilled meats." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/potatoes-with-sesame-seeds" --- # Potatoes with Sesame Seeds Easy, delicious Til Ke Aloo, waxy potatoes stir-fried with cumin, mustard, and sesame seeds. Pairs well with Indian meals or simple roasted and grilled meats. 8 min 6 servings side potato indian vegetarian Scale Units ## Ingredients - 1 kg waxy potatoes - 6 tbsp vegetable oil - 2 tsp cumin seeds - 2 tsp black mustard seeds - 2 tbsp sesame seeds - 2 tsp salt - 0.50 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tbsp lemon juice ## Equipment - frying-pan ## Instructions 1 Boil the 1 kg waxy potatoes in their jackets. Drain and cool them for 3-4 hours. Peel the potatoes and chop them into 2 cm cubes. ### Cook 2 Heat the 6 tbsp vegetable oil in a 25-30cm frying-pan over a medium flame. When the oil is very hot, put in the 2 tsp cumin seeds , 2 tsp black mustard seeds and 2 tbsp sesame seeds . As soon as the seeds begin to pop, put in the chopped potatoes. Stir and fry the potatoes for about 5 minutes . Note A non-stick or well-seasoned cast-iron frying pan works best. Note Look for a few brown spots on the potatoes for best flavor. ### Season 3 Add the 2 tsp salt , 0.50 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder and 1 tbsp lemon juice . Stir and fry for another 3 minutes . View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Potatoes with Sesame Seeds description: "Easy, delicious Til Ke Aloo, waxy potatoes stir-fried with cumin, mustard, and sesame seeds. Pairs well with Indian meals or simple roasted and grilled meats." servings: 6 time: 30 minutes tags: [potato, indian, vegetarian, side] cuisine: Indian difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- Boil the @waxy potatoes{1%kg} in their jackets. Drain and cool them for 3-4 hours. Peel the potatoes and chop them into 2cm cubes. == Cook == Heat the @vegetable oil{6%tbsp} in a 25-30cm #frying-pan{} over a medium flame. When the oil is very hot, put in the @cumin seeds{2%tsp}, @black mustard seeds{2%tsp} and @sesame seeds{2%tbsp}. As soon as the seeds begin to pop, put in the chopped potatoes. Stir and fry the potatoes for about ~{5%minutes}. > A non-stick or well-seasoned cast-iron frying pan works best. > Look for a few brown spots on the potatoes for best flavor. == Season == Add the @salt{2%tsp}, @Kashmiri chilli powder{0.5%tsp} and @lemon juice{1%tbsp}. Stir and fry for another ~{3%minutes}. ```