This potato curry recipe is so easy, no grind and gets ready in 20 minutes flat. Tastes great with rice, sambar or roti, paratha. A simple no fuss and excellent aloo curry for weeknight dinners. Vegan and gluten free!

Potato curry is a favorite side dish recipe that everyone enjoys. There are many ways to cook potato curry, the one I am sharing today is simple south Indian potato curry recipe.

It is a moderately spicy and flavorful potato curry recipe that goes very well sambar or rasam , dal rice. You can even serve this curry with rotis.

This is simplest aloo curry recipe perfect for beginners, new cooks. All you need are few potatoes and basic spices.

Unlike popular curry recipes like spinach chickpea curry, thai green curry, thai red curry or veg stew this potato curry is dry and best had as side dish.

There are many variations with this aloo curry. If you prefer creamy variation with gravy check this aloo gobi masala aloo jhol, aloo palak recipes.

This easy potato curry comes handy when you want to make an easy side dish with minimum ingredients.

Potato recipes are always a favorite at home I often make aloo beans, aloo gobi, tandoori aloo, potato fry, small potato fry, potato masala and more.

We love this flavorful aloo curry with palak dal or tomato dal and rice. Sometimes I add a raita to make it a complete meal.

This Potato Curry Is

Quick and easy to make

dry curry perfect for roti, sandwich

Vegan and gluten free

made with very few ingredients

Delicious & flavorful

Potato Curry Tips

To make potato curry recipe you need just 2 spices, turmeric powder and chili powder. There are few tricks for making perfect potato curry.

1. Do not over boil the potatoes. Pressure cook the potatoes for just 3-4 whistles. After peeling, cut the potatoes into same size cubes. Allow the cut potatoes to dry for at least 15 minutes.

2. Once you boil the potatoes, you can set them aside and finish the other cooking and make potato curry at last.

3. The flame should be medium low while making this curry, if you cook in high flame the potatoes will get burnt easily if you leaver unattended even for a short time.

4. Use correct size pan/kadai. The pan should not be over crowded, the potatoes will turn mushy. If you are using cast iron pan make sure it is well seasoned.

If you are looking for more dry curry recipes to go with rice do check carrot curry, potato podi curry, besanwali simla mirch

Step By Step Aloo Curry



1. Pressure cook or stem cook potatoes. Do not over cook them. Peel and cut into equal sized cubes. Set aside to dry for 15 minutes.

2. Heat a pan/ kadai and add 2 tablespoons oil to it. Once the oil is hot temper with mustard seeds and urad dal.

3. Add the thinly sliced onions. Mix and saute.

4. Saute the onions for 3-4 minutes till it changes translucent.

5. Add the cubed potatoes and mix well,gently. Saute for 2-3 minutes in low-medium flame.

6. Add salt,turmeric powder and chili powder.

7. Saute well and cook for 7-10 minutes till the potatoes turn crispy ad crust if formed.

Serve potato curry hot with sambar rice or rice rice.

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