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Aloo Ki Tarkari (Pakistani Potato Curry)
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Aloo Ki Tarkari (Pakistani Potato Curry)

Aloo Ki Tarkari is a Pakistani-style potato curry where medium potatoes simmer with cumin and nigella seeds, red chili, mango powder, fresh tomato, coriander, and green chili in a lightly oiled sauce. The curry finishes with a thick yet loose consistency, where softened potato pieces retain some shape but contribute to a gently spiced, tangy, and mildly hot dish.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil light
  • cumin seeds
  • nigella seeds commonly called onion seeds
  • 1 red chili pepper
  • 2-3 potato medium
  • mango powder
  • 1 tomato fresh
  • Coriander fresh
  • 1 green chili

Instructions

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  1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a saucepan.
  2. Add the cumin seeds and toss until they pop but don’t burn them.
  3. Add the onion seeds (kalonji) and a rough chopped red chilli and toss briefly.
  4. Add quartered and sliced potatoes raw.
  5. Toss in the oil and seeds making sure the potatoes are evenly dusted with the seeds.
  6. Add water to cover.
  7. Add mango powder (amchoor), a chopped fresh tomato, chopped fresh coriander, a green chilli and salt.
  8. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are soft and thoroughly cooked through breaking up gently so they thicken the water making a nice sauce.
  9. *The end consistency should be somewhat like a runny mashed potato but the slices of potato still visible.
  10. *Only a little oil is used to bring out the flavour of the seeds. You can be quite heavy with the seeds as the flavours will dilute in the sauce. The mango powder gives a lovely tangy flavour and then the potatoes simmer in all the juices of the herbs and tomatoes so none of the flavour is lost. Mango powder and onion seeds you should be able to get from any Indian supermarket.

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