Aloo bhujia (Bihari style)

Ingredients

• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into thin sticks
• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• ½ tsp nigella (kalonji)
• 2 green chillies, slit
• 1 dry red chilli
• ½ tsp turmeric
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander

Method

1. Rinse the potato sticks in water to remove starch and drain well.
2. Heat mustard oil until it smokes, then lower the heat. Add nigella, red chilli and green chillies.
3. Add the potatoes, turmeric and salt and toss well.
4. Cover and cook on low heat for 10–12 minutes, stirring gently now and then, until soft.
5. Uncover and cook for 3–4 more minutes until lightly crisp at the edges. Add coriander and serve.