Aloo bhorta
আলু ভর্তা
Bangladeshi mashed potato with raw onion, green chilli and mustard oil.
At a glance
- Time
- 25 min
- Serves
- 4
- Kitchen
- Bangladeshi
- Heat
- Medium
Vegan
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If you like mashed potato, start here. Bhorta means mashed, and it is eaten in small amounts with rice and dal. The mustard oil is used raw, so it gives a sharp, peppery kick like wasabi.
Method
Boil the potatoes in their skins until a knife slides in easily, about 15 minutes. Drain and peel while warm.
Mash the potatoes in a bowl. Leave a little texture: it is not meant to be smooth.
If you are using dried chillies, fry them in a dry pan for a minute until dark and crisp, then crumble them in.
Add the onion, green chilli, coriander, salt and mustard oil. Mix it with your hands (the traditional way) or a fork, squeezing so the onion and chilli flavour the potato.
Taste and add more salt or oil. Shape into a mound to serve.
Make it milder by taking the seeds out of the green chillies, or using just one.
Eat it with: Hot rice and masoor dal.
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