Aloo Rasedar | A No Onion, No Garlic Recipe

Cooked potatoes that are crumbled and simmered in a spiced tomato sauce, to make this No Onion – No Garlic recipe of Aloo Rasedar. An easy, under 30 minute recipe for a quick weeknight dinner.

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During my teenage years, there was a neighbor of ours, who was from Gujarat. She would often make traditional Gujarati dishes and some Northern Indian dishes and share with us, every now and then.

I had just started cooking on my own then and I loved the different taste and flavors that all those dishes had.

One such dish, I remember her making is this Potato Curry and even after trying to make it myself several times, there was something missing in mine!! I put a lot of ginger, garlic, onions, garam masala, everything for the falvor, but mine still kinda fell flat compared to hers.

And much later, I got to know that there was something lot simpler in this curry, that made it what it is. There was no overpowering taste of onions or garlic. And not even a whole lot of garam masala. There was fennel and there was amchur / dry mango powder, which played up the tangy tomato flavor and that is what made this recipe so great and so different from a regular Potato Curry that you would make.

Dont get me wrong, I love a good potato curry and this Potato Onion Tomato Curry is one of my all time favorites, so is this Kerala Style Potato Curry with Coconut Milk.

But sometimes, you just need to get a certain combination of ingredients just right and they make an entirely different dish of something else altogether.

Aloo Rasedar - Ras Wale Aloo

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 149 kcal

Author: Manju

Cooked potatoes that are crumbled and simmered in a spiced tomato sauce, to make this No Onion – No Garlic recipe of Aloo Rasedar. An easy, under 30 minute recipe for a quick weeknight dinner.

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Ingredients

• 3 potatoes medium sized
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp asafetida
• 2 inch piece ginger minced
• 2 Thai green chillies sliced
• 2 tomatoes pureed
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp fennel powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder / cayenne
• 1/4 tsp amchur / dry mango powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
• salt to taste
• 1/4 cup minced cilantro

Instructions

1. Cook the potatoes as a whole, poke some holes in them with a fork to help cook quicker. Once cooled, remove skin and crumble them with your hands.

2. In a pan / kadhai, heat the oil and add the cumin seeds to it. Once they splutter, add the ginger, asafetida and the green chillies. 

3. Add the tomato puree as well and let it cook for a couple of minutes.

4. Now add the turmeric powder, fennel powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, amchur and garam masala to it. Mix well and let it cook for a few minutes.

5. Add the salt and the crumbled potatoes and a little water to make the sauce base a little thinner. Cover and cook for a few minutes, till all the spice flavors get absorbed into the potatoes. 

6. Remove from heat, garnish with cilantro and serve hot with pooris (deep fried flat bread)

Nutrition Facts

Aloo Rasedar - Ras Wale Aloo

Amount Per Serving

Calories 149 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Sodium 96mg 4%

Potassium 825mg 24%

Total Carbohydrates 25g 8%

Dietary Fiber 5g 20%

Sugars 2g

Protein 4g 8%

Vitamin A 15.3%

Vitamin C 36.8%

Calcium 6.6%

Iron 32.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.