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Aloo Bhaja
Aloo Bhaja is a delicious side of crispy fried potato slices from the Bengali cuisine. Made with fewer spices this recipe comes together quickly and pairs nicely with a side of lentils and rice or khichdi.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 165 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 315 grams potatoes or 1 extra large potato or 3 medium-sized potatoes
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
- salt as required
- 2 to 3 tablespoons mustard oil
- 3 to 4 tablespoons rice flour - optional
Instructions
- Rinse and then peel the potatoes. Cut in slices of 0.3 cm to 0.4 cm thickness. Also heat a tawa or frying pan with 1 to 2 tablespoon oil in it.
- Take the potato slices in a mixing bowl. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt as required.
- Mix very well.
- Immediately place the potato slices in the hot oil. Fry on medium low to medium flame. Add less oil as potatoes absorb more oil.
- When one side is lightly crisp, turn over and fry the second side.
- Flip again and a couple of times and fry till the potato slices are crisp and golden. This way fry in batches and add more oil if required. Overall I used 2.5 tablespoons mustard oil for frying.
- Remove each fried slice and place on kitchen paper towels for the extra oil to be absorbed.
- Alternatively, you can also dredge the potato slices in some rice flour and then fry. This way the alu bhaja becomes more crisp and less oil is absorbed. Sometimes I follow this method also.
- Serve aloo bhaja hot or warm as a side dish with khichdi, dal-rice, curd rice or rasam-rice.
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Notes
- For a spicy version, add a bit more of the red chilli powder.
- Swap mustard oil with any neutral-flavored oil.
- The recipe can be scaled easily.
Nutrition Information
Calories
165kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Sodium
399mg
(17%)
Potassium
457mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
101IU
(2%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.04mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
1mg
Vitamin B6
0.3mg
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Vitamin E
0.1mg
Vitamin K
2µg
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
17µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
25mg
Phosphorus
62mg
Zinc
0.3mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 399mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 457mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 101IU | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.04mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.3mg | |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Vitamin E | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 2µg | |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 17µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 25mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 62mg | |
| Zinc | 0.3mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.