Tandoori Aloo is one of the most favorite north indian starters. I am not sure how many times I would have had it in my life and have always relished it. Offcourse every restaurant has its own way of making Tandoori Aloo, however till I tried it last night I never knew how easy it to make Tandoori Aloo.
So though initially though I was skeptical in trying it but then as I started adding the masalas in the hung curn my confidence grew. Also Tandoori Aloo masala was an add on, you can as well skip it and add the garam masala in little more quantity. Just that the flavor will be little changed. Tandoori Aloo needs a balance of all spices and it should be spicy, tangy as well as flavored with some crispiness. This Tandoori Aloo version is easy and less oily however you can cook it on tawa will oil as well, though I prefer the oven version more for its gives very even cooking.
Also it is important how you serve Tandoori Aloo and I used this minty dip which any ways is my favorite starter dip and yes it just gave the right kick to Tandoori Aloo.So lets get going with Tandoori Aloo folks and relish the taste.
- Baby potatoes: 10-12 par boiled
- Hung Curd: 2 cups
- Tandoori Masala: 1 tbsp (as per taste)
- Ginger Paste:1 tbsp
- Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp
- Green Chilli paste: 1 tsp
- Red Chilli powder: ½ tsp
- Black Pepper: 1/2 tsp
- Black salt: as per taste
- Cumin powder: 1 tbsp
- Garam Masala: 1 tsp (1 tbsp if you are not using tandoori masala)
- Mango powder: ½ tbsp
- Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp
- Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp chopped
- Kasoori Methi: 1 tbsp
- Oil: 2 tsp
- Mix all the ingredients in the hung curd apart from coriander and oil.
- Now add the peeled baby potatoes in the hung curd mixture and let it marinate for some 4 -5 hours.
- More the marination better the taste. You can let it marinate for some hours in room temperature and later keep it in refrigerator.
- Now put the potatoes gently in a baking flat bowl and pour the oil evenly and let it bake for 10 mins in 180 C and then turn the potatoes and grill it for 10 mins at 180 C. (If use a combi cooking of grill and convection for the same time).
- You would see the potatoes turning brown and the curd sticks to it nicely and is no longer is in semi liquid form.
- Serve it hot with sprinkled lemon juice and coriander leaves along with mint chutney