easy poori masala recipe | potato masala for poori | how to make poori masala

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 5 potato / aloo
  • 3 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 chilli (slit)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp gram flour / besan
  • 1¼ cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Method

  1. firstly, heat 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp urad dal, pinch hing, few curry leaves, 1 chilli and 1 inch ginger.
  2. saute and splutter on medium flame.
  3. further, add 1 onion and saute well. do not brown the onions.
  4. additionally, add ¼ tsp turmeric and saute for a minute.
  5. now add mashed potato, ½ tsp salt and mix well.
  6. in a small bowl dissolve 1 tbsp besan in ¼ cup water.
  7. mix to smooth and lump free batter. pour the besan mixture over aloo.
  8. also, add 1 cup water and mix well.
  9. cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the besan is cooked well.
  10. after 10 minutes the aloo bhaji will thicken, so adjust consistency as required.
  11. furthermore add 2 tbsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice and mix well.
  12. finally, enjoy poori masala with hot poori or chapati.

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.