Puri Bhaji | Batata Bhaji
Experience the comforting flavors of Batata Bhaji, a gently spiced potato dish infused with aromatic coriander, ginger, and a blend of Indian spices. This semi-dry potato preparation is traditionally served with the crispy fried Indian bread known as poori (or puri), giving rise to its name – Puri Bhaji.
Ingredients
- 4 potatoes – medium-sized
- 1 cup onion chopped or 1 large onion
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chillies or 1 green chilli
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1.5 teaspoon urad dal (husked and split black gram)
- ⅓ cup water or as needed
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
- 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- ½ cup coriander leaves – chopped, divided
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger or 1 inch peeled ginger
- 12 to 15 curry leaves
- 2 or 3 tablespoons peanut oil or sunflower oil
- salt as required
Instructions
Boiling Potatoes
- First rinse the potatoes thoroughly in water.
- Boil the potatoes in water till they are cooked completely and are fork tender.
- You could opt to cook potatoes in a stovetop pressure cooker, steamer pan or the Instant Pot.
- Once they are warm or cool down, peel them and chop.
Making Batata Bhaji
- In a pan, heat the peanut oil. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Fry till the mustard crackles and starts making sound and the urad dal begins to turn brown.
- Add the chopped onions. Fry on low to medium-heat until they become soft and translucent.
- Next add the chopped ginger and green chilies. Fry for some seconds on low heat.
- Add the curry leaves. Stir and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the turmeric powder and asafoetida. Stir to mix on low heat. Don't burn the turmeric.
- Next, add the chopped potatoes, and half of the coriander leaves.
- Stir to mix and add water. Season with salt. Stir to combine evenly. Cover the pan with lid.
- Let the batata bhaji simmer for 5-6 minutes on a low heat.
- There should be some moisture in the bhaji and it should not be very dry.
- Turn off heat and add the remaining chopped coriander leaves.
- Stir to mix. Serve the Batata Bhaji hot with Poori, chapati or dosa.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 324mgPotassium: 963mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gCalcium: 54mgIron: 2mg
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