This potato salad is a easy and quick recipe. If you have boiled potatoes ready, you can make this salad in two minutes. And you have the salad ready to serve as a side dish to rice or breads.

Everyone loves potatoes. Fried potatoes taste good but are not good for your health if you eat them frequently. Boiling potatoes is one way to eat your potatoes without the bad effects of frying them in oil.

You can also make potato curry with boiled potatoes or make them into a vegetable fry.

I am sure you will like this salad.

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How to make potato salad - Alu Raita - Aloo Bharta

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Ingredients for making 3 servings

Potato - 2 large.

Plain Yogurt - 1 1/2 cups

Salt - 1/2 tsp or to taste

Sugar(optional) - 1/4 tsp

Green chili(optional) - 1 , chopped fine

Coriander leaves(cilantro) - 1 tbsp chopped.

Ingredients for Seasoning

Vegetable oil - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Asafetida(optional)- a pinch

Curry leaves(optional) - 4-5 leaves.

Preparation

1. Boil potatoes in water till they are done well or pressure cook the potatoes. Let cool and then remove skin.
2. Mash the potatoes lightly or you can cube them in bite size pieces if you prefer.
3. Beat the yogurt till it is smooth.
4. Add the potatoes, salt, sugar, chili and coriander leaves to the curd. Mix well.

Make seasoning:

1. Heat oil. Add cumin seeds. When they stop spluttering, add asafetida and curry leaves if you are using them.
2. Take off fire and let cool a little.
3. Add to the salad and mix well.

You can serve this salad at the room temperature or chilled.

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