Potatoes in Yoghurt Curry

Name: Potatoes in Yoghurt Curry (Dahi Kay Aaloo)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 medium Onion (puréed); 1 tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; 250 g Potatoes (peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes); 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder; ½ tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 3-4 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; ½ cup Yoghurt

Dahi Kay Aaloo

Preparation info

Serves:
2-3
persons

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

This dish of potatoes cooked in a creamy yoghurt curry is an ancestral recipe from Ammi’s family. It is also an all-time favourite for the hot summer months. Ammi used to make it using potatoes, carrots, fried okra, and even boiled eggs.

Ingredients

1 medium Onion (puréed)
250 g Potatoes (peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes)
1 t

Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Fry cumin seeds in oil, and then add onion paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, chilli, turmeric powder, and salt.

Fry for a few minutes on a medium flame.

Add ½ cup of water and cook on low heat (covered).

When the water dries, sauté the curry, and when the oi