Aloo Bhujia
Quick South Asian recipe made by frying potatoes in oil and simple spices.
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large onion sliced
- 2 medium potatoes peeled
- 2 teaspoon cumin seeds zeera
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 4 whole button red chilies dried
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder haldi
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes or to taste
- 4 tablespoon cooking oil or ghee
Instructions
- Cut your potatoes into 4 equal wedges. Slice those wedges cross-sectionally as thin as you can. Set aside.
- Add oil to a wok/karhayii or skillet. On medium heat, add cumin seeds, whole red chilies to the oil.
- Add sliced onions and saute till the onions become translucent.
- Add the potatoes and remaining seasoning to the skillet and stirfry for 2 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low and cover the skillet with a lid. Let the potatoes cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and check one potato slice to see if its cooked.
- Now you can finish cooking here or stirfry the potatoes for another 5 minutes at medium heat to get some bits to get crispy and golden on the bottom.
- Garnish with coriander and serve hot with roti, or dal and rice.
Notes
- DO NOT be heavy-handed with seasonings on this recipe, especially with salt. Add less seasoning and adjust later towards the end.
- A mandolin or a slicer is better if you want even thin slices.
- This potato fry is made essentially in steam and oil. If you’d like it to be crispy or CRISPIER, let it fry for longer, tossing it once or twice. An additional 5 minutes in the pan will give you a nice golden, crispy potato base and soft potatoes on top. Mix ’em up and you have the perfect combo of both.
- For more variations, try adding sliced carrots.
- This bhujia is best eaten fresh and loses its crispiness if refrigerated.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 400mg | Potassium: 699mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 21IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg