Tandoori Aloo / Barbecued Potato Indian style

Making Tandoori dishes at home is not a huge feat. The taste is as good as any good restaurants with a tandoori oven!

Ingredients:
Potato - 5 medium

For the marinade:
Thick curd - 1 cup
Black salt / kala namak / inthuppu - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red colour (optional) -1 pinch
Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Dry Mango powder / aamchoor - 1 tsp
Salt*
(* Be very careful with the salt, as aamchoor and kala namak are high in salt content.)

Other ingredients:
Onion - 2 chopped into thin 1/2 rings
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Oil - 6 tbsp
Salt
Green chilli - 2, chopped
Curry leaf - 2 sprigs (optional)
Coriander leaf for garnish

Method:
Scrub the potatoes well and cut each into 4 pieces, with the skin on. Do not peel.
Cut the Potato into big chunks.
Take water at room temperature in a sauce pan and add salt. Add the potato to this. the water should cover the Potato pieces. Keep for boiling.
Cook the Potato until it is 3/4 done. It should hold shape and the skewer must just be able to pierce it.
Cool completely.

Add all the ingredients of the marinade together and add the cooled potato to this.
Mix frequently and rest for 1 hour.

Take a heavy bottomed vessel with a tight lid.
Pour in the oil. Fry the onion and curry leaf (if using) with the coriander powder and garam masala.
When it turns golden brown, remove using a slotted spoon and keep aside.




In the left over oil and pour in the Potato with the marinade.
Cook covered till all the water of the curd gets evaporated and the potato gets well cooked.
Now open the lid and increase flame.
You have to get a charred colour on the potato, so do not mix often or reduce the flame.
Let it rest on one side, so that , that side turns deep brown.
Then toss again.
Just before serving, without turning off the flame, add the fried onion and chopped green chilli.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with mint chutney and onion rings.

Here I have served my Tandoori Aloo mixed with Tandoori Gobi.