Indian Potato Salad with yogurt Recipe
This Aloo bharta Alu Raita Recipe is a easy and quick Indian potato salad recipe. Also known as ‘Batatyache bharit’ in Marathi. It is made with boiled potatoes, curd and simple spices. You may serve with any kind of meal, with rice or chapati/roti. For lunch or dinner. I sometime like to have it as a snack too.
Everyone loves potatoes. Boiling potatoes is one way to eat your potatoes without the bad effects of frying them in oil.
Fried potatoes taste good but are not good for your health if you eat them frequently.
If you have boiled potatoes ready, you can make this salad in two minutes. And you will have the salad ready to serve as a side dish to rice or breads.
It is a filling healthy salad as it is made with boiled potatoes. You can also make potato curry with boiled potatoes or make them into a potato masala fry to serve with masala dosa, poori or chapati.
I am sure you will like this healthy salad made with potatoes.
How to make potato salad – Aloo bharta Alu Raita Recipe
Ingredients for potato salad – aloo bharta for making 3-4 servings
- Potatoes – 2 large.
- Plain Yogurt – 1 1/2 cups
- Salt – 1/2 tsp or to taste
- Sugar(optional) – 1/4 tsp
- Green chili(optional) – 1 , chopped fine
- Coriander leaves(cilantro) – 1 tbsp chopped.
Ingredients for Seasoning
- Vegetable oil – 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Hing/Asafetida(optional)- a pinch
- Curry leaves(optional) – 4-5 leaves.
Optional ingredients for variation
- roasted cumin/jeera powder
- black pepper powder
- ginger paste
Making potato salad – aloo bharta – batata bharit
- Boil potatoes in water till they are done well or pressure cook the potatoes.
- Let cool and then remove skin.
- Mash the potatoes lightly or you can cube them in bite size pieces if you prefer.
- Beat the yogurt till it is smooth.
- Add the potatoes, salt, sugar, chili and coriander leaves to the curd. Mix well.
Make tempering:
- Heat oil. Add cumin seeds.
- When they stop spluttering, add hing/asafetida and curry leaves if you are using them.
- Take off fire and let cool a little. Add to the salad and mix well.
Potato salad or aloo bharta is ready to serve. You can serve this salad at the room temperature or chilled.Tips
- Pressure cooking potatoes for boiled potatoes saves time.
- I usually have some pressure cooked potatoes in the fridge. I can use them for this potato salad, potato curry, aloo paratha, batata vada etc.
- You may use some rai (mustard seeds) along with cumin seeds when you prepare the tempering.
- You may use homemade curd or store bought plain yogurt.
- This salad keeps good in the fridge for 2 days after adding yogurt.
- It will keep for 3-4 days if you mix the other things and keep it in the fridge. Just add the curd/yogurt just before serving.
- You may add roasted jeera(cumin)powder or chaat masala for variation.
- You may add a little ginger garlic paste to the curd for variation.
Aloo bharta Alu Raita Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 pot for boiling potatoes. You may cook potatoes in pressure cooker instead.
Ingredients
How to make potato salad – Aloo bharta Alu Raita Recipe
Ingredients for potato salad – aloo bharta for making 3-4 servings
- Potatoes – 2 large.
- Plain Yogurt – 1 1/2 cups
- Salt – 1/2 tsp or to taste
- Sugar optional – 1/4 tsp
- Green chili optional – 1 , chopped fine
- Coriander leaves cilantro – 1 tbsp chopped.
Ingredients for Seasoning
- Vegetable oil – 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Hing/Asafetida optional- a pinch
- Curry leaves optional – 4-5 leaves.
Optional ingredients for variation
- roasted cumin/jeera powder
- black pepper powder
- ginger paste
Instructions
Making potato salad – aloo bharta – batata bharit
- Boil potatoes in water till they are done well or pressure cook the potatoes.
- Let cool and then remove skin.
- Mash the potatoes lightly or you can cube them in bite size pieces if you prefer.
- Beat the yogurt till it is smooth.
- Add the potatoes, salt, sugar, chili and coriander leaves to the curd. Mix well.
Make tempering:
- Heat oil. Add cumin seeds.
- When they stop spluttering, add hing/asafetida and curry leaves if you are using them.
- Take off fire and let cool a little. Add to the salad and mix well.
- Potato salad or aloo bharta is ready to serve. You can serve this salad at the room temperature or chilled.
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Notes
- You may use homemade curd or store bought plain yogurt.
- This salad keeps good in the fridge for 2 days after adding yogurt.
- It will keep for 3-4 days if you mix the other things and keep it in the fridge. Just add the curd/yogurt just before serving.
- You may add roasted jeera(cumin)powder or chaat masala for variation.
- You may add a little ginger garlic paste to the curd for variation.
