By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 27th, 2023
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Bombay Potatoes or Chatpate Masala Aloo are baby potatoes covered in bold spices. If you're a potato lover, here's a simple Indian recipe that will be the highlight of your meal! They double up as an appetizer and a main course dish. Here's the recipe for Bombay Aloo.
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500g Baby Potatoes boiled and peeled 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera) 1 Green Chilli / Serrano Pepper chopped finely 1 tsp Chilli Powder / paprika 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder dhaniya ½ tsp Turmeric Powder haldi 1 tsp Raw mango Powder amchur ½ tsp Garam Masala Salt to taste Chopped Coriander Leaves for topping
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In a pan with oil, add cumin seeds, chopped green chillies and all the spice powders. Sauté for a few seconds and add the potatoes and salt. Mix well so that the spices coat the potatoes. Cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
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Sauté the potatoes till they are nicely coated with the spices. Turn off the heat and top Bombay Potatoes with chopped coriander. Serve Bombay Potatoes hot.
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If you want to use regular sized potatoes, just quarter them, boil them till they are fork tender and then follow the recipe as is. Cut the potatoes in half if they are too big, this way they soak more flavours and taste so much better.
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