Aloo is the Hindi word for potatoes. In South Asia potatoes are
usually mixed with other vegetables and heavily seasoned.

Aloo Gobi is potatoes with cauliflower
Aloo Sag is with greens
Aloo Tamatar uses tomatoes
Aloo Baigan has eggplant in it
Aloo Matar has peas
Aloo Methi is seasoned with fenugreek leaves
Aloo Palak is made with spinach
Aloo Sabji has a variety of mixed vegetables in it

Not all Aloo dishes are vegetarian: Aloo Khoresht contains lamb and
Aloo Murgi (Murga, Murg, Murgh), chicken.

I found I already had 107 Aloo recipes so there was no need to
search for new ones. I won't post them all. This one sounds
particularly tasty:

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Title: Aloo Bonda - Spiced Potato Balls
Categories: Snacks, Indian, Potato, Spicy
Yield: 6 Servings

2 tb Ghee
1 tb Mustard - black seeds
3 Onions; chop fine
1 Ginger root, 5cm; grated
3 Garlic cloves; crushed
1 ts Turmeric - ground
4 Chillies, red, seed/mince
6 md Potatoes; cook/mash
1 c Cilantro leaves; chopped
Salt
Black pepper; ground fresh
BATTER:
3 c Flour - besan
3 ts Asafoetida
Salt to taste
1/2 c Vegetable oil

Heat the ghee in a frying pan and stir-fry the mustard seeds until
they begin to pop. Add the onions, ginger and garlic and cook,
stirring, for a few minutes, then add the turmeric and chillies
and cook for a few minutes more. Transfer to a mixing bowl with
the mashed potato and chopped coriander. Season with salt and
pepper, mix well, roll into golf ball-sized balls and set aside.

To make the batter; Combine the besan, asafoetida and salt in a
bowl. Add the oil and just enough water to make a thick batter of
pouring consistency.

Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan until smoking. Dip the
potato balls in the batter, shake off any excess and gently place
them in the hot oil. Deep-fry until golden, drain on paper towels
and serve with chutney.

From: Street Food From Around The World by: James Mayson
Posted by: Kevin Symons

Besan flour is ground chickpeas. - JW

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Cheers

Jim


... Baking is mostly just gluing broken plants back together with eggs

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