Bombay Aloo
Masala Potatoes
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Dietary Info
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Prep 10 mins
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Cook 30 mins
Deliciously hot and spicy potatoes cooked very simply with a warming bite of mustard seeds and fragrance of curry leaves.
Hari says
This is a really fast and easy side dish to cook. Whenever I have a people over for dinner I always seem to have a last-minute panic that all the food is going to disappear too quickly - so this is the dish I cook to pad out the meal. Funnily enough, this is always the one that people ask for the recipe for, rather than the main centre piece. There's a compliment in there somewhere. Anyway, this is a really quick thing to cook and it's a lovely way to jazz up your potatoes. Ideally you'll serve up deliciously spiced individual cubes of potatoes, so try not to stir them too much. You don't to be serving a bowl of Indian mash potato... although that actually sounds rather good!
- Ingredients
- Method
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 5 curry leaves
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 green chillies, finely chopped
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp red chilli powder (optional)
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 potatoes, cut into chunks
- 1 tsp garam masala
- Handful fresh coriander, finely chopped
Method
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Once the mustard seeds splutter stir in the onions and cook until they turn a light golden brown colour.
- Place the coriander and cumin seeds into a pestle and mortar and pound to a powder. Add this, the turmeric, green chillies and chilli powder to the onions.
- After a minute the spices will become fragrant, stir in the potatoes and salt then cook for about 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat and stir in a splash of water. Place the lid on the pan and leave to steam for about 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
- Remove from the heat and finish with one teaspoon garam masala and a handful of fresh coriander.
Served with
For me this is a wonderful side dish to have with almost any Indian meal to improve the delicious experience. I do also like to use this as a stuffing for peppers or sometimes even on toast.
Nutritional information
| Typical values* | per Serving |
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| Calories | 201 |
| Fat (g) | 5 |
| of which saturates (g) | 1 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 37 |
| of which sugars (g) | 2 |
| Fibre (g) | 4 |
| Protein (g) | 4 |
| Salt (mg) | 573 |
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Comments (26)
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Hari Ghotra
Hi Joan - Great to have you join us from SA. Now that is my kind of brunch. I wish you had shared a picture on the app https://hari.is/2P5rXbk Thanks so much for giving it a go!
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Thomas
Fun story. I tried to make this at home with my mums cookware, since I was just cooking for myself I just halved this recipe and tried it in the small pot. But the pot she has are way too thin, so everything just...burned. So recently I moved out, bought myself some basic stainless steel cookware from kmart, and made it last week as a side with Maunika gowardhan's keralan curry. Potatoes were soft, warming, aromatic from curry leaves. and absolutely perfect, definitely going to be a staple whenever i cook indian. Thanks so much for the recipe.-
Hari Ghotra
Haha - a good pan is an essential bit of kit - thanks for trying it again. So glad it worked out for you and its on your go to list. Thanks Hari
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Tracey
Gorgeous Bombay Aloo. This was a massive hit last night and the nicest side dish my husband and I have tasted. Thank you so much for the recipe. I will be making a double batch tonight and freezing for midweek if we don't eat it all. Thank you.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Tracey love a aloo side dish - great to hear that you have been enjoying the recipes thanks so much for sharing your thoughts. Hari
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Iman
I am so glad I found your website! Such lovely recipes I can't wait to try them all. It's great to find lovely vegetarian/vegan dishes. Thank you so much :)-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Iman Welcome to the website - I would love to hear about the dishes you try so do let me know! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. Hari
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Annie.
If you can't get curry leaves fresh or dried,is there an alternative or can you just leave them out without "ruining" the dish ?
Thanks
Annie.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Annie I would jst leave them out. I do sell these on my website in case you want to get some. Thanks so much hari
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Ali
Another dish tried :)
Very spicy but lovely-
Hari Ghotra
Thanks for trying it - I always think that this should be a bit spicy because it's a little side dish that has a kick! thanks so much for leaving a comment Ali.
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Anil
I should have made mine like this. I followed another recipe and failed at the first step.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Anil oh dear!!! Well try it next time its really simple and super tasty! Hari
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David
Great with baby Jersey Royal potatoes though you will require about 100-150ml of water to steam with a lid on for about 15-20 mins. For more colour a diced fresh red finger chilli works well in place of green.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi David thank you so much for your input that is fantastic - I do love a Jersey Royal! I hope others use your suggestions too. So glad to hear you enjoyed the dish too. Thanks Hari
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Dan
This was so simple to make but the taste was incredible. Could I add a few tomatoes to this? I have seen tomato in a few bombay recipes.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Dan You certainly can, some people like it as a sauce dish and add tomatoes to make a sauce but this is just how I make it and I prefer it to be a dry dish. Use the basics from the recipe and add your own creativity to it. Enjoy - oh and if you don't mind it would be great if you could give it a star rating. Thanks Hari
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Hari Ghotra
Hi Deborah For indian food you tend to use black or brown mustard seeds white mustard seeds are used more in European cooking. The black ones are more pungent in flavour, if that is all you have then do try them with this dish but the flavour will be slightly less robust. I hope this helps Thanks Hari -
deborah
Is it best to use black mustard seeds or can I use the traditional white that Schwartz supply -
Hari Ghotra
Hi Desiree Sorry for the late reply - hope you dinner was delicious! I usually use about 3 large potatoes for this. -
Desiree
we are doing an Indian themed dinner this evening and I am so excited to try a few of your recipes! In this one, how many potatoes do you use? -
Hari Ghotra
Brilliant - So glad you like it! -
Brent
this is the third time I've made these. So easy & fantastic. -
Hari
That is fantastic to hear - I'm so pleased you enjoyed them! -
Jeff
Probably the best Bombay Aloo I'e tried
Joan Shaw, South Africa
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