Potato Recipes

ALU PALAK

Alu Palak is a tasty North Indian curry with pureed spinach mixed with boiled potatoes.When i first tasted alu palak at a restuarant,i knew i had to try this at home.It was tasty with minimal masalas and totally out of the world.Since my daughter likes palak i thought of making this for her to go with chappatis for lunch.We all know about the benefits of spinnach aka palak don’t we?The making of the gravy is the only work here,once done mix with boiled potatoes and you are done.The great thing is it tastes just good with pulaos as well.Here is…

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Easy, Potato Recipes

ALU BHINDI FRY

When it is monday,as they say i too experience MONDAY BLUES.Ofcourse on all days i do cook but on weekends it’s different.I can do everything slowly and cook a nice brunch at home.Last sunday i chanced to go to a nearby restaurant for dinner and i ordered this Alu Bhindi Fry.It was yum with limited spices and we had with hot phulkas.Not neccesary though,it would taste great with any other indian bread.So next morning when i had this monday blue thing again i thought,why not try alu bhindi homestyle?Ialso made pulao to go alongwith it.You can pair it with a…

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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Medium, Ovo Vegetarian, Potato Recipes, Side Dish for Roti, Vegan, Vegetarian

ALU MATAR

A classic dish from Punjab.Alu Matar is a favourite at home.It is a simple dish but full of flavour a treat to the tongue.You will end up eating one or more rotis or naan if made to perfection.I once tasted it when my husband took me to his collegue’s place.It was so good that i asked the recipe from my hubby’s friend’s wife and tried it at home.It was a hit.Nowadays i make it twice a month and is liked by all at home.You can boil and keep the potatoes in the fridge overnight,if making for the next day morning…

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Breakfast Recipes, Dairy Free, Easy, Ovo Vegetarian, Potato Recipes, Side Dish for Roti, Vegan, Vegetarian

POORI MASALA

This Poori Masala is the one they serve in the restuarants along with hot pooris.This is purely a south indian style side dish for poori.Though sometimes i serve this with hot rotis as well.If you don’t make it watery and keep the potato masala a little dry you can serve this with rava idly as well.This dish is a hit combo when served during breakfast.I made this last week for our brunch.Let us see how this is made. Notes You can add peas or tomatoes to this dish while sauteeing onions.

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Dairy Free, Easy, Gluten Free, Ovo Vegetarian, Potato Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

ALU AJWAIN

It was one lazy saturday afternoon that a sudden idea struck me.It ia always like this.Ideas splurge in suddenly for me and when i think hard sometimes iam totally blank.Iam sure all of us experience this sometimes.It was heavily raining and i was left with only potatoes in my pantry.I was pretty sure with no onion in hand, my family would fuss eating the potato.Searching for a no onion alu recipe this Ajwaini Alu recipe came as a blessing.Ajwain is caraway seeds in hindi and omam in tamil It is one seed which has innumerabe health benefits.It helps in digestion,good…

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