Achari Sem ki phalli Aaloo

• Servings: 
• Boiling time: 10 minutes.
• Preparation time: 5-6 minutes.
• Mixing time: 2 minutes.
• Total time: 18 minutes

“Achari Sem Aaloo” an instant pickles is very versatile; can be served as side dish with main course or with  breakfast. It is prepared mainly in winter season. 

The flavour  of the recipe is  very unique, had strong pungent taste of mustard and raw garlic.

This is very authentic family recipe from Bihar.

Ingredients:

• Sem ki phalli (Broad beans): 250 gm
• Aaloo (Potato): 8 no. (Small size)
• Garlic: 1 teaspoon (paste)
• Salt: one teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
• Chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
• Mustard powder: 2teaspoon
• Dry mango powder: 1 teaspoon
• Mustard oil/olive oil: 1 tablespoon
• Soda bi carbonate: one pinch

Preparation:

1. Trim the both ends of the Sem ki phalli; remove Strings from each bean.
2. Slit into two.
3. Wash and peel off the potato.
4. Chop each potato into 2 pieces.

Method:

1. Boil potato.
2. Boil the Sem ki phalli  (Seeds also) with pinch of soda.
3. Take a mixing bowl. Put garlic paste, 1 teaspoon of salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, mustard powder, dry mango powder and oil. Mix well.
4. Add boiled sem ki phalli  and potato in it. Mix properly.
5. “Achari Sem Aaloo” is ready to serve.

It is served with “Muli Paratha” or “Rice” as a side dish.

Achari Sem ki phalli Aaloo by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.