Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson Panchiporan aloo recipe

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Date Published:
09/10/2007
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This Nigella recipe is taken from the Christmas Special of her Channel 4 programme Nigella Bites. These recipes are simple and stress-free. As Nigella Says: "Christmas food is the best sort of food because it's about proper, unpretentious home cooking. Feasting isn't about formality: it's about providing friends and family with good things to eat."

Ingredients

  • 900g potatoes peeled
  • vegetable oil
  • half tsp turmeric
  • half tsp red chilli powder
  • half tsp fenugreek seeds
  • half tsp nigella seeds
  • half tsp black mustard seeds
  • half tsp cumin seeds
  • half tsp fennel seeds
  • 3-4 tbsp freshly chopped coriander

Method: How to cook Panchiporan aloo

1.Slice the potatoes into half to 1cm rounds, then dice these further into small, evenly-sized cubes.

2.Using a non-stick pan, take minimum amount of oil needed and fry the cubed potatoes over a high heat to start with and then turn the heat down and cover.

3.When the potatoes are a little more than half done, add the turmeric, red chilli powder and some salt, closely followed by the whole spices, mixed together.

4.Stir to combine and put the lid back on once again. When the potatoes are nearly ready, take the lid off, turn the heat up and stir-fry to enable any excess liquid to evaporate.

5.Garnish with fresh coriander and serve with cold meats or fried eggs.

© Nigella Lawson, Nigella Bites - Chatto & Windus, 2001

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  1. dear nigella your recipes cheer me up with their colours and versatility.the potato recipe is correctly called "panchphoron aloo" & if you add a teaspoon of dried mango powder to it just before finishing,the taste improves. bye sudeshna
    Posted by sudeshna on 11/08/2009 16:07:00
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  2. The recipe should be called Paanchphoran Aloo. (It is pronounced like Pa in Papa, with a nasal tone - the 'n' is not pronounced separately) Paanch means 5 and phoran is any whole spice that's spluttered in oil. Aloo means potato. Since this is a mixture of 5 spices, it is called paanchphoran. It is a spice mixture typical of Bengal and eastern India. Usually, the spices are put in the oil and after they splutter, the powdered spices are added. The potatoes are added last of all and everything cooks together.
    Posted by Niloufer on 30/11/2008 08:49:02
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