This is a recipe that I have adapted from these two sources. I did a little tinkering with the original versions and came up with this to cater to two events. ;-)
Ingredients:
3 medium potatoes, cubed and cooked in the microwave
½ large onion, finely chopped
1 big tomato, finely chopped
5-6 green chillies, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1 ½ tsp panch phoron
1 tsp ginger paste
½ tsp chilli powder
½ tsp coriander powder
A pinch of turmeric powder
1Tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a pan and add the panch phoron. When it splutters add the ginger paste along with the garlic and green chillies.
Add the chopped onions immediately and sauté well until they are soft. Add chilli, turmeric and coriander powders.
Toss in the chopped tomatoes and cook covered for 5 minutes. Then add the cooked potatoes (I mashed some of the cubes) and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add some water to get a gravy-like consistency.
Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes to allow all the flavors to blend.
Serve hot with rice or chapatis. I had mine with some steaming hot rice, pappad pickle and yogurt. It was so simple to prepare but oh-so- good! I wonder why I have never prepared anything like this before.
Notes:
The panch phoran lends an incredibly unique fragrance and flavor to the dish. It was so good that we did not have any left over for the next day.
This is my entry for RCI: Cuisine of Bihar being hosted by Sangeeta of Ghar Ka Khana. This recipe is also going to SRA for her event, Grindless Gravies.
Many thanks to all those food bloggers who take time out of their busy schedules to host and put together these fun-filled events, and in the process help bring new tastes and flavors into my kitchen.
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it looks delicious...would love to gobble this up with hot phulkas :)
Aloo in any form is yummy :). Very delish looking curry, TBC!
Looks so nice. I should try this sometime.
Hiya.. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I didn't think I could stay away from food blogs for this long but had no time the past few days. Your Aloo Masaledar looks lovely. I've been wanting to cook with panch phoran ... What a lovely combination with pickle, papad and yogurt - mouthwatering.
tBC the gravy looks mouth watering one of my kids favorites :)
Looks yum TBC!! Paanch pooran - its a 5 spice bengali mixture right? Its got an interesting flavour. Attacked one dish for 2 events.. great! :-)
Hi TBC, thanks for this entry. I will make this soon. We get something that looks a bit like this in our cafeteria but without the panch phoron.
wow...another yummy recipe with aloo..
This is an awesome gravy recipe! Sounds really similar to the potato masala we often have with dosas.
This looks good, even I posted a curried potato recipe recently, yours must be excellent with pooris
Nice one!! Aloo is an all time favorite of u'rs!
such a lovely recipe for both events :)
Hi TBC,
This curry goes well with Poori too.
Colourful Curry, thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day:-)
I don't know this dish, but looking at the ingredient list I know I would love it!
It looks delicious
Thank you for participating and bringing all of us delicious food too!:))
Aloo Rasedaar looks yum!
This was one of the first northindian dishes I learnt soon after marriage! your rassedar looks lovely! :) Nice entry for the event and thanks for taking care of southindians1 :)
that bowl of subzi looks so good, d-lish!!
ready for alu anytime :)
Haven't heard of this..looks like very yummy dish.Liked the pasta salad too..
Sure does look Rasedaar to me! yummy!!
Looks very nice!! I love panch phoron tadka!! its unique flavor is such a change, isn't it!!?
thats a new dish to me...thanks for this events..which helps me to knw diff cuisines....gud idea...two birds in one shot...
this looks delicious TBC, easy and quick :)
Its lovely... picture is too good and also the dish....
Great aaloo!! My family likes it with hot puri's n boondi raita! :)
Looks so delicious. Panch Poran is new to me. Never tried it before. Nice entry for both the events.
Looks delicious!
Perfect for these cold days.
looks gr8!! nice version...will try it.
Thanks for your comments. I am a little short on time these days and am unable to respond to each one of you separately. I will see you soon on your blogs:-)
Hey TBC, This is very similar to my 'Masaledaar Aloo ki Sabji' entry to Grindless Gravies event. I use nigella seeds in mine which is a part of the panch phoron. I guess the difference between Uttar Pradesh and Bihari cuisine is that in Uttar pradesh authentic daily cuisine, use of garlic and onions is minimum. But glad to visit you blog.
I made this a couple of days ago, and it is SO good. Thank you for posting this recipe. I am definitely going to be making this regularly.
Kitkat- I'm glad you liked it- thank you for letting me know. :)