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Aloo Bati Chorchori | Bengali Steamed Potato Curry

Madhushree Basu Roy
It is a rustic Bengali potato curry cooked with onions and tomatoes in steam.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Course, Vegetarian
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 3 nos medium sized potatoes
  • 1 no large tomato
  • 1 no large onion
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp whole wheat flour optional
  • 1.5 tbsp mustard oil
  • 2 nos green chillies
  • salt to taste
  • chopped coriander leaves optional

Instructions
 

  • Wash the potatoes and peel them. Then cut them into 1 inch long slices all of equal thickness (much like potato sticks)
  • De-seed the tomato and cut them into thin slice. Finley slice the onions too.
  • In a mixing bowl, take all the vegetables and add chopped or whole green chillies.
  • Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt to taste, sugar and mustard oil and mix everything. If you like mushy consistency, add whole wheat flour too.
  • You can also add coriander leaves if you like the flavour. It is optional.
  • Then transfer everything to a tiffin box or a container with a lid. Place it inside a pressure cooker with little water at the bottom (just enough for steaming).
  • Cook for 10 minutes or 2 whistles. If you don't have a pressure cooker, then place the container in a steamer or a kadai with water and cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the potatoes have become soft.
  • Once done, take the container out and serve immediately with rice, roti, parantha or poori.
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