Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, Vrat Wale Aloo Recipe | Upvas Aloo Sabzi - 2 Ways | Fasting Curry is a vegetarian north indian curry made with ginger, chilli, and coriander in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
for coriander paste:
- 2 inch ginger
- 2 chilli
- ½ cup coriander
for sabzi:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 3 tomato (chopped)
- 3 potato (boiled & mashed)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
how to make coriander paste:
- firstly, in a mortar pestle take 2 inch ginger, 2 chilli and ½ cup coriander.
- crush and coarsely paste the masala. keep aside.
how to make vrat wali aloo ki sabji:
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp kasuri methi and saute until it turns aromatic.
- add crushed coriander paste and saute slightly.
- now keeping the flame on low, add 1 tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp cumin powder.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- add 3 tomatoes and saute well.
- cover and cook until the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- now add 3 potato, 1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp salt.
- saute for a minute or until the spices are well combined with aloo.
- further, add 2 cup water and mix well adjusting the consistency.
- cover and boil for 5 minutes, or until the flavours are absorbed well.
- add 2 tbsp coriander and mix well. you can also add lemon juice for sourness.
- finally, add vrat wale aloo sabji with roti.
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.