Potato Rava Vada

Potato Rava Vada/  ರವೆ ವಡೆ  is crispy, yummy fried snack of South India. Enjoy with hot cup of tea or coffee. Rava vada is a fave delicacy of Karnataka!

Whether you're preparing it for a family gathering, a quick evening snack, or a special celebration, these vadas are sure to win hearts with their irresistible taste and texture. This is potato version sans onion. Do try it out.

Ingredients:

Potato Rava Vada

• Rice flour-1 tbsp
  
• Maida-4 tbsp
• Chiroti rava-1/2 cup
• Finely chopped coriander leaves
  
• Curry leaves few
• Finely chopped green chilies-5-7
• Finely shredded potato 1 cup
• Jeera -1 tsp
• Oil for frying
• Curds-2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

Wash and peel and grated the potatoes. Soak in water for 10 mins. 

Next in a bowl, add rice flour, maida  and rava, curds, salt, shredded potato, chilies, coriander and jeera add very little water, if req and mix to form the dough. 

Apply oil to aluminum foil and take a small amount of dough and pat it into small vadas. 

Heat oil in kadai, slowly pick it up and slide into the oil. 

Fry well till golden brown on both sides. 

Drain them on absorbent paper. 

Enjoy  potato rave vade hot with chutney or just like that with a cup of tea/Coffee. 

(you can pat into thin vadas or keep it thick, it will taste well)

Easy to make and absolutely delicious, this recipe is a must-try for anyone who loves exploring traditional Indian snacks with a twist! Enjoy the crispy goodness with your loved ones and share the joy of homemade comfort food

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Potato Dosa

Potato Dosa is an unique twist to your traditional dosa. Enjoy this spiced up aloo dosa when you are bored with the ordinary one! It is tasty and delicious.

Ingredients:

• Dosa batter 2 cup

  

  Potato Dosa

  
  
• Coriander leaves
• Jeera-1tsp
• Oil

For Potato mix

• Potato boiled and mashed 1 cup
• Green Chilies-4-5
• Red chili pwd-1 tsp
• Salt for taste
• Oil-1 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves-few
• Jeera-1/2 tsp

Method: Heat a little oil in a pan.  Add the mustard seeds, jeera, once done add green chillies, and fry well. Next add the boiled and mashed potatoes, salt, curry leaves, red chili pwd and mix. Mix thoroughly and cook for a few minutes. Add this to the ready dosa batter.  Mix really well. Heat a tava. Add oil. Pour a ladleful of the batter onto the hot pan. Spread it out in a circular motion to form a thin, even layer. Spread well. Add oil around the sides and cook until it is brown. Slowly flip over and let it cook well on the other side. Carefully remove it on a plate.

Serve crispy Potato Dosa  hot with chutney.

Adjust the spices/salt as per your taste and preferences.

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Potato Peas Stir Fry / Aloo Matar Dry Sabzi

Potato Peas Stir Fry /Aloo Matar Dry Sabzi is a delicious combination prepared with blend of spices. Simple and tasty. Enjoy with Chapati or Pooris.

 

Ingredients

2 Potatoes, boiled
1 onion finely chopped
1/2 cup green peas steamed

Aloo Matar Dry Sabzi

1 tsp Mustard

1/2 tsp chana dal

1/2 tsp urad dal

Hing-pinch

½ tsp Turmeric

2 tbsp Bhath pwd

Few Corianderleaves

Few Curry leaves

Lemon juice

2 tbsp Oil

Salt to taste

Method: 

Chop the boiled potatoes. 

Heat Oil in pan, add mustard, chanadal, uraddal, hing, tumeric, curry leaves, and fry for some time. 

Add onions and peas and fry well. 

Next add potatoes, Bhath powder, salt and mix well, fry for some time. 

Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice.

Serve Potato Peas Stir Fry hot with chapati/puris.

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Peas Potato Green Gravy

Peas Potato Green Gravy is an interesting accompaniment - a South Indian version. You can enjoy it with rice or Indian Breads. 

This delicious creamy peas gravy/curry is a blend of Indian spices with onion, and coconut.  

 

Ingredients

1. 1 cup peas steamed
2. 2 boiled potatoes (cut into cubes)

   

   Peas Potato Green Gravy

3. 1 tomato chopped
4. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
5. 3 tsp cooking oil
6. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
7. 1/2 tsp urad dal
8. 1/2 tsp chana dal
9. Hing a pinch
10. 4 - 5 curry leaves
11. Salt as per your taste

To grind

1. 1/2 cup grated coconut
2. 1 onion chopped
3. small piece ginger
4. 1 tsp coriander seeds
5. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 
6. 2 tbsp putani /roasted dal
7. 1 tsp poppy seeds
8. 2-3 green chili
9. 1/2" cinnamon
10. few cloves
11. few cashews
12. 2 tbsp coriander leaves  

Method - 

Roast the ingredients from 2-5 mins with little oil. 

Next grind all ingredients along with spices. 

In a pan heat a tsp of oil and add mustard, chana dal, urad dal once done, add curry leaves, hing and turmeric. 

Add  tomatoes and fry well. 

Next add the steamed peas and boiled potatoes. 

Mix. Add the grounded paste and mix well. 

Bring it to boil. Add salt. Simmer on low heat for 3-4mins. 

Cover and let the gravy blend well. 

Serve Peas Potato Green Gravy hot with puris or chapatis or rice.

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Aloo Fry Masala Rice

 Aloo Fry Masala Rice or Roasted Aloo Rice  is made from simple potatoes roasted in oil and blended in Bhath powder into a nice spicy delicious rice.  Ready to eat meal in less time. Perfect for lunch box too. Kids will love it.

 Aloo Fry Masala Rice

Ingredients

• 3 big Potatoes
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
  
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• Hing-pinch
• Turmeric-pinch
• 2-3 tsp Bhath pwd
• 1 tbsp besan
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup rice.

Method: 

Cook rice well and spread it on a plate.

Cut the potatoes in small pieces. 

Heat Oil in pan, add mustard, chanadal, 

uraddal, jeera, hing tumeric, curry leaves, 

and fry for some time next add the potatoes and fry. 

Keep frying in between till done.

Add the masala pwd in the oil. Next add salt and mix well, fry for some time till the masala coats well on the potatoes.  Add the rice and mix.

Serve Aloo fry masala rice hot.

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Besan Aloo Toast

Besan Aloo Toast  is a interesting recipe made from spicy besan batter (gram flour) with potato sabzi topped on bread.  A yummy and crunchy snack is ready in no time.

Ingredients:

Besan/gram flour-1 cup

Besan Aloo Toast 

Bread slices-4-5

Aloo/Potato Sabzi 1 cup

Green chillies-1-2 (opt)

turmeric pwd-pinch

Hing-pinch

Red chilli pwd-1/4 tsp

Garam masala-1/4 tsp

Jeera-1/2 tsp

Carom seeds-1/2 tsp

salt as required

water (mixing the batter)

oil- for frying 

Method- 

In a bowl, mix all ingredients except bread and potato sabzi. Add little water and mix well, ensure no lumps are present. Cut the bread into halves. Take the bread slices, apply the potato sabzi on top of it, spread the besan batter on the bread slices, using a knife and spread all over. (or dip the bread in the besan batter ) Next heat oil in a kadai, carefully drop the bread with the batterside. Once it is slightly brown, fry the other side. 

Serve Besan Aloo Toast hot with chutney or ketchup.

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Corn Aloo Paratha

Corn Aloo Paratha is very healthy and nutritious , mashed corn with spices with boiled potato  makes it tasty and delicious.

Ingredients  

• Wheat flour 3 cups

• Potato 2  (boiled and mashed)
  

• Corn 1 (cup steamed)

• Red chilly pwd1/2 Tsp

• Garam masala pwd1/2 Tsp 

• Dhania jeera pwd-1/2 tsp

• Salt to taste   

• Ghee or oil for frying   

• Jeera-few 

To grind

• Pudina leaves-few
• Coriander leaves-few
• Green chilies- 1-2
• Ginger- 1/2 tsp shredded 

    

Method

1.Knead the flour with water, a little salt, oil into a soft dough. Cover it for 4-5 hours.

Blend corn with green chilies, ginger, coriander, pudina leaves into a paste. Do not add water

2.In a Kadai heat oil, add  jeera, fry .Then add the blended paste  and fry well next add garam masala powders, and fry for a while. Add the mashed potatoes, salt and mix well. Fry till dry set aside to cool. Divide the mixture into balls. 

3.Make a small chapati with the dough, keep this ball in the middle and bring all the sides together, flatten them with your fingers, or use the rolling pin to make the paratha.

4.Heat a tava, put in the paratha, turn on both sides till done.

Add oil or ghee all around the edges, fry both sides, 

carefully turning over until evenly brown. 

Serve very hot with pickle, chutney  or curds. 

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Moong Aloo Tikki

Moong Aloo Tikki is an interesting and healthy protein rich snack recipe. Made with full green moong and potatoes makes it nutritious and tasty. Enjoy!

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Servings: 12 tikkis

Author: Smita

Moong Aloo Tikki

Ingredients

• Moong (boiled)-1 cup
• Potatoes boiled/shredded-1 cup
• Carrot-Shredded-1/2 cup
• Onion-chopped-1/2 cup
• Salt to taste 
• Turmeric -1/4 tsp
• Hing-pinch
• Green chillies 1-2 (finely chopped)
• Lemon juice 1 tsp
  
• Jeera-1/2 tsp
• Fresh coriander leaves 
• Chaat Masala-1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder 1/4 teaspoon 
• Garam Masala-1 tsp
• Oil to shallow fry 
• Bread crumbs-for covering/binding

Method-

 In a bowl, add the boiled moong and smash well, add all the above ingredients except oil and mix well. 

Divide the mixture into equal portions and shape them as patties. 

Take small portion of mix, flatten it, pat it well.Roll it over bread crumbs. 

On a tava, add oil and place the patties shallow fry till golden brown on low heat. Flip on the other side slowly. 

Once done iserve Green Moong Aloo Tikki hot with ketchup or chutney.

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Aloo Sevai / Potato Vermicelli

Potato Sevai or Alugadde Shavige / Aloo Vermicelli is the simple sevai blended with the boiled potatoes. It is tasty, spicy and filling breakfast. A nice, quick hot breakfast with goodness of potatoes for chilly winter mornings.

Ingredients:

Aloo Sevai / Potato Vermicelli

1. Vermicilli / sevai- 1 cup
2. Water - 2 cups
3. Potatoes-1 cup (boiled and chopped)
4. Green chillies-6-7
5. Curry leaves-few
6. Oil-1-2 tbsp
7. Mustard-1/2tsp
8. Jeera-1/2tsp
9. Channa dal-1tsp
10. Urad dal-1tsp
11. Hing- a pinch
12. Turmeric-a pinch
13. Fresh coriander-few
14. Lemon juice-1tbsp
15. Salt to taste
16. Freshly grated coconut-1/2 cup (opt)

Method:  Boil water. Heat oil in a pan add mustard, jeera when they begin to splutter add channa and urad dal fry about 2 minutes until light brown. Next add chopped  green chillies, potatoes, hing, curry leaves, and fry well. Once done add sevai ,salt and mix well next add the boiling water slowly. Stir until all the water is gone.  Add the lemon juice. Close the lid and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and coconut and serve potato sevai hot.

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Aloo Tamatar Masala

Aloo Tamatar Masala is a delicious and flavorful side dish that goes perfectly well with Indian Breads or rice. A combination of potatoes in spicy onion and tomato gravy its delicious and flavorful and easy to prepare. 

Aloo Tamatar Masala

• Ingredients
• 1 tsp jeera
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1⁄2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste 
• 1 tsp dhania-jeera pwd
• 1 tsp red chilli powder 
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 cup potato cubes
• coriander leaves, to garnish 
• Oil-3 tbsp
• 1 tbsp cream

To Grind 
• Few cashews (soaked in water)
• 1-2 Green Chilies
• 1/2 cup chopped Onion

Method- Boil potatoes and cut it into cubes. Roast them in oil. Next grind all the items mentioned above under grind into fine paste. Add oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds. Next add the chilly powder, garam masala, ground paste and the tomato puree and keep stirring. Next add chopped tomatoes, fried potato cubes. Add salt, sugar and mix well. Top it up with cream  Cook till the gravy thickens.  Serve  Aloo Tamatar Masala hot with Indian Bread of your choice.

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Potato Masala

Potato Masala is the sabzi made for Masala dosa. You can also enjoy with pooris and chapatis too. You also make Aloo Bonda out of it. Yummy and delicious to taste.

Potato Masala

Potato Onion Palya/Sabzi 

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes
• 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
• 5-6 green chillies chopped
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• Hing-pinch
• 3-4 curry leaves
• A pinch turmeric
• Oil- 1 tsp
• Salt-for taste
• Lemon juice-1/2 tsp

Method:

Cook the potatoes in pressure cooker, peel and mash them.

Heat oil and add mustard seeds,chana dal,urad dal, When they start popping, add curry leaves, hing, green chillies, onion. Fry for few minutes. Add turmeric, salt and potatoes. Mix well.  Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice. 

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Aloo Besan Fry

Aloo Besan Fry or Aloo Fry is made from simple potatoes blended in Bhath powder and besan- making it a crispy tasty sabzi. Enjoy it with chapati or Rasam Rice.

            Aloo Besan Fry

Tasty, spicy and delicious.

Ingredients

• 3 big Potatoes
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• Hing-pinch
• Turmeric-pinch
• 2-3 tsp Bhath pwd
• 1 tbsp besan
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste

Method: Cut the potatoes in small pieces. Heat Oil in pan, add mustard, chanadal, uraddal, jeera, hing tumeric, curry leaves, and fry for some time.  next add the potatoes and fry. Keep frying in between till done.

Add the masala pwd in the oil, Add besan and mix. Next add salt and mix well, fry for some time till the masala coats well on the potatoes.  Serve hot with chapati or rasam rice.

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Aloo Samosa

Aloo Samosa is an interesting spicy, fried snack. Samosas are very popular and tasty and enjoyed by all. There are variety of fillings that is added to make Samosa. This is a simple version with potatoes.

    Aloo Samosa

Ingredients

  samosa filling

• Potatoes -3 (boiled,grated)
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Dhania jeera pwd-1 tsp
• Broken Dhania seeds-1tsp
• Saunf-1 tsp
• Jeera  - 1/2 tsp
• Salt 
• Lemon juice
• Corainder leaves

• Dough
• Maida flour - 2 cup
• Ghee/Oil - 4 tbsp
• Ajwain
• Salt 
• Water
• Oil for frying

• Method- In a pan, heat oil,add jeera,saunf, broken dhania seeds and fry. Next add the boiled and mashed potatoes and stir. Next add the masala pwd and mix well. Add salt, lemon juice and coriander leaves.
• Mix the flour with ingredients mentioned under the Dough. Knead it well into semi-soft dough (Just like chapati). Make small balls and keep aside. Make small rolls of dough and roll it into a small circle. Form a cone, add the filing and cover the cone, use little water to close it.
• Heat oil in kadai, slowly slide the samosas , fry till  golden brown on low heat.
• Serve Aloo Samosa hot with chutney or ketchup.

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French Fries

French Fries is every one's favourite. A perfect recipe for rainy days where you want to eat something chatpata but cannot go out or are just bored to order. So why not make it with your kids at home. 

Healthy, Hygenic, tasty. Enjoy it hot while watching a nice movie.

French Fries

Ingredients

• Potato -2 large
• Spices and Salt-as per taste
• Oil -for frying

Method- Take a fresh potato, clean well and peel the skin. Next cut the corners and cut finger sized fries shaped pieces. It should be like cubes. Soak the cut pieces in cold water for 2-4 hours to remove starch and make the fries crisp. Drain the water out very well. Arrange in tray to dry it off. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the pieces on low heat. Remove once it starts softening. Once the batch is completed, increase the flame and fry the potatoes again till it turns brown and crispy or once done. Take it out on plate on a tissue, so excess oil gets absorbed.

Add salt and pepper and give it a mix and serve hot with ketchup.

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Potato Upma

Potato Upma or Alugadde Uppittu, Aloo Upma is the simple upma blended with the boiled potatoes. It is tasty, spicy and filling breakfast. A nice, quick hot breakfast with goodness of potatoes for chilly winter mornings. Upma or Sooji Upma is a semolina based famous and fave South Indian breakfast recipe. #carpediemspicyeats

Potato Upma

Ingredients:

1. Rava or sooji- 1cup
2. Water - 2 cups
3. Potatoes-1 cup (boiled and chopped)
4. Green chillies-6-7
5. Curry leaves-few
6. Oil-1-2 tbsp
7. Mustard-1/2tsp
8. Jeera-1/2tsp
9. Channa dal-1tsp
10. Urad dal-1tsp
11. Hing- a pinch
12. Turmeric-a pinch
13. Fresh coriander-few
14. Lemon juice-1tbsp
15. Salt to taste
16. Freshly grated coconut-1/2 cup (opt)

Method:  Fry the rava well until slightly brown and aromatic and keep it aside. Boil water. Heat oil in a pan add mustard, jeera when they begin to splutter add channa and urad dal fry about 2 minutes until light brown. Next add chopped  green chillies, potatoes, hing, curry leaves, and fry well. Once done add fried rava ,salt and mix well next add the boiling water slowly. Stir until all the water is gone.  Add the lemon juice. Close the lid and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. 

Garnish with coriander leaves and coconut and serve potato rava upma hot.

You can also add Dhania-Jeera Powder/Kalamiri Powder for additional spicy flavor.

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