Potato Curry (Aloo Masala)

Potato masala (Tamil: uralai kizhangu masala) is a potato dish often served alongside roti or folded inside a dosa.

20 min · serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• ½ teaspoon mustard seed
• ½ tablespoon chana dhal (optional)
• 5 curry leaves
• 1 medium onion, chopped thin
• 4-5 split green chillies
• 4 large potatoes, cubed and par-boiled
• 1 pinch of turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

Steps

1. Heat oil.
2. Sautée the mustard seed first, then add chana dhal, curry leaves, onion and chillies.
3. Fry until the onions begin to change color.
4. Add potatoes.
5. Sprinkle the turmeric evenly and stir well to mix all the ingredients
6. Cover and cook on a medium flame for about 5 minutes, stirring well, until the potatoes become very soft and somewhat mashed.
7. Season with salt to taste.

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Adapted from “Potato Curry (Aloo Masala)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.