Homemade Alu Kabli Recipe

Homemade Alu Kabli

• Boil 2 medium potatoes. Peel and then cube. Soak chickpeas overnight and cook them till soft.
• Chop half of a large onion in small pieces. Chop about 6 small green chili in thin rounds. Chop a small tomato in small pieces as well. Finally chop a handful of coriander leaves.
• Dry roast 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds till they roast to a nice smell. Dry roast or char by holding directly on fire one Dry red Chili. Dry grind the cumin seeds and red chili together to make a fine powder called Bhaja Masla.
• In a bowl add 2 tbsp of Tamarind Chutney, 2 tbsp water, 1 tsp of Bhaja Masla, a little salt to taste and 2 of the finely chopped green chili. Mix well.
• In another bowl assemble the potatoes and a cup of boiled chickpeas.Sprinkle rest of the bhaja masla, some pink salt according to taste, the chopped green chili,chopped onion,tomato and the coriander leaves. Squeeze a little of lime juice, maybe a teaspoonful. Toss together and let it sit for 5 minutes.
• Now dole out a serving in a bowl. Drizzle the tamarind water you made. Garnish with some more chili and onion. Sprinkle with some hot sev if you wish. Eat immediately. Thank you. Enjoy.

Recipe Contributed by, Toshali Ghoshal Mandal