Aloo tamatar ki sabzi – Quick and easy tangy potato and tomato curry
Aloo tamatar ki sabzi is a classic combination and the most popular curry of North India.This is among the easiest and most delicious recipe to make with a combo of potatoes and tomatoes.This is made on all festive occasion as well as a daily quick fix curry.
Aloo tamatar ki sabzi goes very well with poori, Bedvi , Pudina Paratha , but you can serve this aloo tamatar sabzi it with any Indian bread.You can also make this for fasting as it is made without using onion and garlic like all my recipes .
Boiled and mashed potatoes are cooked with tomato puree and then a simple but flavorful tempering is added in the end,so you don’t need to stand beside the pan to stir fry all the masala etc.just add everything and let it cook for about 6-8 minutes and then just add the tempering and a delicious curry is ready to serve .
The consistency or thickness of the aloo tamatar ki sabzi /potato curry depends on individual choice ,as some prefer to make it quite thick and some like to have it on thinner side so add water according to your preference.
If you like potato curries then check these –
- Vrat ki aloo curry,
- Mathura ke dubki waley aloo ,
- Dahi ke aloo,
- Dum aloo masala ,
- Aloo Gobhi ki subzi
- Ajwaini Masala Arbi
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Aloo Tamatar Ki Subzi - Potato and Tomato Curry
Aloo tamatar ki sabzi - Quick and easy tangy potato and tomato curry
Servings: 5 people
Ingredients
- 4 Potatoes / Aloo boiled ( 450 grams )
- 350 gms Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
- 1 tsp Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
- 3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1.5 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
- 1 tsp Sugar / Chini
- Salt / Namak to taste
Temering /waghar/tadka
- 1.5 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1.5 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 1o Curry Leaves
- 4 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
- 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
Instructions
- Peel and coarsely mash boiled potatoes.(don't make a paste)
- Grind chopped tomatoes and green chilies in the mixer and make a fine and smooth paste.
- Take a pan and add mashed potatoes and the ground tomato paste.
- Add all the dry spices, few curry leaves and 2 .5 cups of water in the pan.
- Mix well and let it cook on medium heat for about 7-8 minutes or till it thicken slightly.
- Now heat oil and ghee in a small pan.
- Add cumin seeds ,when seeds become golden in color add asafoetida ,curry leaves and whole red chilies.
- Switch off the flame and after 2-3 seconds add the kashmiri mirch powder in the tempering.
- Now pour the tempering over the boiling gravy.
- Switch off the flame and add chopped coriander in the curry.
- Cover with a lid and wait for 5 minutes so it will absorb all the flavors.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Serving suggestions-serve with poori ,paratha or any bread.
NOTE-
- You can add little more or less water in the curry according to the consistency you want to have in the curry .
- Can also add some boiled peas at step -3
Tracy says
Just found your blog through Potluck. Can’t wait to try some of your recipes!!
Varsha says
This is too good recipe ,this is so simple, cheap,tasty recipe
Ruhi Saxena says
Mam, i tried this recipe yesterday i.e. on navmi…..m still drooling over it…it’ was superb and most probably the best aloo tamatar i ever had. If anyone making this recipe for chidren…simply cut chillies amount…otherwise have this flavorful curry with exact measurements and yes, get ready to workout later on as well 😉
Shilpa Sharma says
This is one of my favourite 'rasas', as we Chaturvedis' like to call it and my favourite companion for this is paratha and bhindi sabji. Of course, it would be without the curry leaves. I will certainly be giving this version a try. Lovely pictures too!
Nippon Nin says
Wow! Looks amazing! Believe or not, I have every ingredients except last spice.
hiya roy says
It looks tasty…I will definitely try this awesome recipe. I am a beginner and tried a recipe similar to this recipe in my way.
link:http://bengalifoodmania.blogspot.in/2014/03/sweet-sour-alur-dum.html
nandoos Kitchen says
yumm.. love it..
MonuTeena RecipesPassion says
beautifully done sabzi curry in love with the presentation dear
Kalpana Sareesh says
tis an all time fav of mine. at Mnsukh an authentic guju n rajasthani resto.. shd try tis at home..