easy aloo curry recipe | potato curry recipe | aloo ki sabzi

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 1 tsp jeera / cumin
  • 2 pods cardamom / elachi
  • 1 bay leaf / tej patta
  • 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
  • 3 cloves / lavang
  • ½ tsp fennel / saunf
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp + 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
  • 3 to mato (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 4 potato / aloo (boiled & cubed)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • ½ lemon

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp ghee and saute 1 tsp jeera, 1 bay leaf, 2 pods cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 3 cloves, ½ tsp fennel and pinch hing.
  2. also keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp kasuri methi.
  3. now add 1 tsp ginger paste and saute well.
  4. additionally, add 3 tomato and saute till the oil releases from tomato.
  5. further, add 4 boiled and cubed potato and 1 tsp salt.
  6. saute for a minute, making sure the spices are coated well.
  7. now add a cup water and adjust consistency.
  8. cover and boil for 5 more minutes or till potatoes absorb spices.
  9. mash few potatoes adjusting the texture of curry.
  10. further, add 2 tbsp coriander leaves, squeeze ½ lemon and 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi.
  11. finally, serve aloo curry with poori, roti or chapathi.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.