Potato Recipes - Batata Rassa

Potato Curry is called Aloo bhaji or Potato Subji or Batata rassa. Alu or Aloo means Potato. This is a very quick and easy to make potato recipe.

This is a curry with gravy(rassa means gravy). You can also make a dry potato side dish with potatoes as explained here in Potato Dry Subji - Aloo Bhaji

You can add peas, carrots, cauliflower, french beans to this curry for variation.

Or add Maharashtrian goda masala instead of garam masala. That tastes good too. You can use this curry to make kolhapuri misal too. Make it as spicy as you want.

This curry, made with potatoes is a good accompaniment with any Indian Bread, such as Chapati ,
Phulka , Poori ,
Dosa - Indian Vegan Pancake

How to make Potato curry - Batata Rassa?

Ingredients for Potato curry

• Potatoes - 4 Boiled.
• Onion - 1 large, chopped fine.
• Tomatoes - 2 large, chopped
• Chili powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Ginger paste 1/4 tsp.
• Garlic(optional) - 1/4 tsp
• Oil -tbsp.
• Salt - 1/2 tsp according to taste.
• Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida(hing) : a pinch.

Preparation :

• Boil Potatoes. Peel and cube them.
• Chop onions and tomatoes
• Cut green chillies in pieces.

Cooking method :

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and cumin seed. When they stop spluttering, add Asafoetida(hing).
2. Add chopped onion, fry till onions are transperant.
3. Add chopped tomatoes. cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add ginger/garlic paste, curry leaves. stir.
5. Add cubed potatoes, salt, 1 cup water, garam masala, red chili powder. Stir.
6. Bring to boil, Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
7. Add chopped Coriander leaves(cilantro). Mix well.

Serve it with Indian Breads such as

Chapati Phulka Poori Dosa - Indian Vegan Pancake

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