Aloo bhorta
Aloo bhorta, from above
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Aloo bhorta

Mashed potatoes with raw mustard oil, fried chillies and onion. Bangladesh's simplest joy.

25 minTime
3 gProtein each
hotSpice
Bhorta culture1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPotato, mustard oil, fried chilli and onion.
The original
153kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
25minutessame

Classic aloo bhorta.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Potato4 medium, boiled
Mustard oil1½ tbsp, raw
Onion1 small, finely sliced
Dried red chilli3
Green chilli2, chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Dry fry the red chillies in a few drops of oil until dark and crisp.
  2. 2Crush the chillies with salt and onion with your fingers.
  3. 3Add the hot potatoes, mustard oil, green chilli and coriander and mash with your hands into balls.
Serve it like this

Shape into small balls and serve at the side of a plate of rice and dal, with more raw onion if you like.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Aloo bhorta: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Morog polao90 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Beef kala bhuna150 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
On the side Shutki bhorta30 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
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