Khatte Meethe Aamras ke Aloo
Khatte Meethe Aamras Ke Aloo is a unique and flavorful dish combining baby potatoes with the tangy-sweet taste of mango pulp (aamras). The potatoes are lightly sautéed and then simmered in a spiced mango-based gravy, flavored with mustard seeds, curry leaves, jaggery, and mild spices. This fusion-style dish blends the richness of ripe mango with savory notes, offering a perfect balance of sweet, sour, and spicy—ideal for summer meals or festive occasions.
Ingredients
- Oil – 4tbsp
- Asafoetida (Heeng) – ½ tsp
- Dry red chilli – 2nos
- Fenugreek Seeds (Methi dana) – 1 tsp
- Nigella Seeds (Kalonji) – 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds (sarson dana)- 1½ tsp
- Fennel Seeds (Saunf) – 1½ tsp
- Curry Leaves – a sprig
- Ginger chopped – 1tbsp
- Cumin (jeera) – 1tsp
- Raw mango chopped – ½ cup
- Onion chopped – 2 tbsp
- Baby Potato (boiled) – 2cups
- Salt – to taste
- Green chilli – 1no
- Turmeric (Haldi)- 1 tsp
- Chilli powder (Lal Mirch) – 2tsp
- Mango puree (fresh) – 2cups
- Black salt – ½ tsp
- Water – 1cup
Tempering
- Ghee – 2 tbsp
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
Instructions
- Cooking Tip- The flavours will come alive when there is a balance between sweet and sour, so taste the curry and if you think that it needs more sweetness than add some sugar and if it needs more sourness, you can add more of chopped raw mango or add little dried mango powder (amchur)
- Heat a pan and drizzle oil. Sprinkle Heeng, dry red chillies, Methi dana, kalonji, mustard seeds, cumin and fennel seeds. Stir and add ginger, raw mango and onions. Cook them for 2mins and then drop in the boiled & peeled baby potatoes.
- Sprinkle salt, cook them for 3mins and then add the green chilli turmeric, chilli powder and give it a quick toss. Add the freshly made mango puree/pulp and let it cook till the curry thickens. Sprinkle black salt and then add water. Bring to a quick boil and simmer for a minute.
- Check for the taste and seasoning and correct it. he flavours will come alive when there is a balance between sweet and sour, so taste the curry and if you think that it needs more sweetness than add some sugar and if it needs more sourness, you can add more of chopped raw mango or add little dried mango powder (amchur). Turn off the heat and keep aside.
- In a fresh pan heat ghee and add chilli powder and then immediately add it on the potatoes. Mix in this tempering of ghee and chillies and then remove it to a serving dish and serve it hot with roti, paratha or rice.
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