No Onion- No Garlic Recipe
A no onion –no garlic recipe, vrat ke aloo is a simple curry made with boiled potatoes dipped and cooked in a tomato curry. No use of onion & garlic makes this curry very soft on your digestive system and is prepared mainly during the fasting periods. Its the same curry we make with our poori/fried wheat pastries. This recipe can go well with your poori ,kachori and all other occassions like pooja bhog etc. In India, all pooja / prayer meetings are held with a following lunch or dinner serving where no use of onion or garlic is common.This dish is a must on most occassions.
During fasting,since some people avoid having red chilli powder,you may enhance the taste of this curry by adding chopped green chillies. This curry is a staple in hour house for all eight days of fasting. We serve this with samak rice and kuttu/singhade i.e buckwheat or water chestnut flour pooris/dosa/kachori. It goes very well with the khatta meetha kaddu ki sabzi/ sweet & sour pumpkin vegetable,you ay find a recipe on my blog for the same.Here’s hw you can make this simple potato curry.
- 2 potatoes boiled mashed
- 3 Tomatoes chopped
- to taste rock salt / sendha namak
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds (optional)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powdered (optional) As per preference.
- 2 tbsps ghee / oil to cook
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (optional)
- coriander leaves to garnish
- water for consistency
- Mash the boiled potatoes corsely and keep them aside.Sprinkle a little salt and mix them gently.This way the salt will be soaked by the potatoes and when cooked in the curry they will not taste bland.
- Chop the tomatoes finely.Chop the ginger and green chillies.
- Heat oil/ghee in the pan.Add the cumin seeds and let them splutter. Now add the chopped ginger and green chillies. Saute them for few seconds and add the chopped tomatoes.
- Add the salt and red chili powder (optional) and turmeric powder. The red chilli powder and turmeric powder is optional.
- Cook covers till oil separates.
- Now, add the potatoes and mix well. Cover again and cook for 5 minutes. Add a little water if it sticks at the bottom. After 5 minutes add 1/2 cup water ( approx) to make curry and bring to one boil. Mix well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Thanks for this recipe it looks amazing! I love indian food but it seems so time consuming depending on the recipe. This one look quick
Glad you liked carissa.yes its quick and very rich in flavors. Thanks .