Aloo Recipes To Relish This Navratri

Saturday, April 13, 2013, 12:29 [IST]

We might have heard a million times that potatoes are starchy, fattening and bad for diabetics. But aloo recipes are so deeply ingrained into the Indian cuisine that it can hardly be uprooted now. Indians love potato recipes and there are no two theories about it. A proper Indian meal is never complete without a spicy potato curry or dry sabji made of potatoes. Aloo recipes are very versatile and loved by all. It is also very easy to feed kids potato recipes and they simply love it.

As you know, the holy week of Navratri is on. So you must be looking for some special Navratri recipes to cook during this time. The main tenet of Navratri recipes is that they cannot contain onions and garlic. All the aloo recipes mentioned here are not traditionally cooked without onions and garlic. However, you can easily exclude these two ingredients from these potato recipes. Use ginger and green chillies instead of onions and garlic to restore the flavour.

Another important thing to follow is use rock salt or vrat wala namak instead of the normal salt in these aloo recipes. However, if you are not following the Navratri fast, then you can enjoy these delicious potato dishes just as they are.

Here are some of the aloo recipes you could try in the nine days of Navratri.

Aloo Curry Without Onions

Many people do not prepare onions and garlic recipes on Hindu festivals like Navratri. So, check out the aloo curry without onions and garlic. Serve this aloo curry as a side dish with fried kachoris and pickle of your choice.

Aloo Methi

The aroma of methi (fenugreek leaves) with spices like cumin seeds, red chilli powder and turmeric makes it a tasty treat for the main course. The recipe to prepare aloo methi is also very simple. Check out...

Aloo Sukhi

While few keep it simple by cooking chopped potato pieces with simple spices like turmeric and salt, there are many who add other ingredients like slices of onions, red chilli powder, green chillies and jeera powder. Try this recipe, if you are looking to prepare simple sukhi aloo ki sabzi.

Benarasi Bharwan Aloo

Benarasi bharwan aloo is a stuffed potato recipe. Cottage cheese mixed with a variety of Indian spices forms the stuffing of this stuffed aloo recipe. Benarasi bharwan aloo has an amazing taste and tempting look.

Aloo Chokha

This easy Indian recipe is the staple diet in villages of Bihar. The native element of Aloo Chokha makes it a favourite of many Indian. This potato side dish is very easy to prepare. It takes just about 20 minutes to make this easy Indian recipe.

Aloo Mutter

Aloo mutter is a potato recipe that is made in all parts of the country. There are various ways to making this dish. Down south, people add some coconut to this gravy. In the coastal regions, groundnut powder is added to this Indian curry.

Aloo Palak

The recipe is healthy and nutritious as potatoes and spinach are pressure cooked and not fried. You can also add other ingredients like tomatoes and green chillies. Check out this Indian side dish recipe to prepare aloo palak.

Vrat Wali Aloo Ki Sabji

This vrat special aloo ki sabzi is actually a potato curry. The speciality of all vrat recipes is that they are cooked without onions and garlic.

Aloo Jalfrezi

Jalfrezi is a special dish that has come from Pakistan. The spicy jalfrezi recipes are popular in the Indian cuisine. In many restaurants, dhabas and hotel, you can get jalfrezi recipes.

Dum Aloo

Aloo dum is one of the most popular main course Indian dishes. It is prepared by many methods at different places. For example, in West Bengal, posto (khus khus) is used to make the gravy of the aloo dum thick. Whereas in South, grated coconut is used to make the gravy.

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