 Lip Smacking Masala Potatoes
Today’s recipe for Lip Smacking Masala Potatoes is a calling for all Potato lovers! Most potato lovers also like a little bit of spice in their food. If you are one of them or if you have a potato lover in your family, you will love this.
It is a pretty common recipe in Indian cuisine and more commonly called as Bombay Potatoes. Although they are not a standalone entree, Masala Potatoes pair very well with a milder companion dish.
For example, I prepare a dish like “Basil Leaves Thambuliâ€Â (now I make vegan version) when I cook these potatoes. A spicy side paired with a milder dish such as this makes a meal that is not too spicy or dry. My kids have also taken a liking to this when I pair them this way.
The directions to prepare start with cooking the potatoes. You could use baby potatoes or dice bigger potatoes too. But the key is to not cook them completely when you start. Instead, you cook them halfway and fully cook them when you have the spices sizzling.
This will ensure that the aroma of ground spices are infused with the potatoes as they cook. The spices form a thin crust on the potatoes like a thin wafer.
I like to use baby potatoes because they involve less cutting and hence less prep time. Follow the directions and you will have Masala Potatoes ready in less than 40 minutes that is bursting with flavor.
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Here are the recipe details….
Lip Smacking Masala Potatoes
Ingredients
- 12-16 small potatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste or 2 fresh tomatoes (blended and evaporated)
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 1 medium-size red onion
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp mango powder Amchur Powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 8-10 curry leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes skin, cook them halfway by boiling in water for 10 mins. Place them aside.
- In a separate pan, drizzle 2 teaspoons of cooking oil over medium heat and add mustard seeds. When they start to sizzle, add curry leaves.
- Add chopped garlic and cook until they turn golden.
- Add chopped onions and cook until onions turn translucent.
- Add tomato paste and 2-3 tbsp water. Mix well.
- Add all the powdered spices: Coriander, Cumin, Turmeric, Mango powder, Chili powder. Follow up with salt.
- Cook for about 3 minutes or until the raw smell is gone.
- Now add the half cooked potatoes and gently toss them around to get an even mix of masala on the potatoes.
- Close the lid and cook for about 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
- If required, add a little more water and cook for another 5- 10 mins.
- Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!
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That is such a yummy looking potato curry Uma. I wish I could reach into the monitor and pop one of those baby potatoes in my mouth 🙂 🙂
Ha ha 🙂 Thank you Pavani!
Those baby potatoes coated with the masala look so droolicious. I can eat them as such, so yummy!!
Lovely potato curry; simply delicious! The spice coated bites are so tempting!
Thank you Vanitha:) I glad you liked it!
Potato is one such vegetable that is loved by everyone, prepared any which way..
The masala potatoes look so irresistible.
Thank you Shobha!
These baby potatoes perfectly coated with the masala are lip smacking indeed! Great share Uma!
Looks so inviting, will try it out soon. Thanks dear for the share, my family loves baby potatoes 🙂
Thank you Meghna!
Definitely lipsmacking. These masala potatoes rocks. Cant take my eyes from those alluring masala potatoes, drooling.
It definitely is a lip smacking dish. Love how the masala coats each potato. Like your tip of not cooking the potatoes completely in the beginning.
Really lip smacking potatoes…any time for such tempting masala potatoes….
I have a potato lover in my family and this lip smacking baby potatoes dish would be a perfect treat for him..lovely share !
This looks delicious, i have potato lovers at home. Shall try it sometime.
What a delicious and tasty looking dish! I can eat this anytime 😋
Such masala potatos I can eat anytime… Smeared in spices taste really lip smacking…,mmm
Thank you 😊
I live some spice in my food. Love the video. Should take some tips from you!
What a lovely and simply delicious dish ! Looks so tempting dear 🙂
This Masala potatoes looks so inviting. Easy and all time hit. Beautiful clicks .
it’s very nice Lovely potato curry; simply delicious! The spice coated bites are so tempting! good job
Spice coated baby potatoes look absolutely lip smacking .I can have it anytime. Superb share Uma.