Call it Bombay Potatoes or Bombay Aloo, these roasted Indian spuds make a delightful vegetable accompaniment to any curry and double up as an appetizer too. It’s an easy, spicy, and delightful way to eat potatoes. {Vegan, Gluten-free }
ABOUT EASY BOMBAY POTATO
I have grown up in Bombay{ now known as Mumbai } and surprisingly have never have come across this dish name locally then. Isn’t that funny. It is just like how Curry powder is totally unknown in India. After relocating to the UK a few years ago, we were introduced to this dish by our chef friend. Bombay Aloo is one of the other popular British Indian Restaurant dishes and hence it’s not known in India.
You will also love these Vegetarian BIR style recipes – Vegan Red Lentil Curry, Mushroom Bhaji, Vegetable Korma, Sag Aloo, and Vegetable Rogan Josh
Just the name was new to us, but a recipe for Masala Aloo { Bombay Aloo} is just one of the 10 variations I usually make at home.
It is so delicious and easy to make with a handful of ingredients.
If you have boiled potatoes at home then this Bombay Aloo Masala Potatoes takes just about 30 minutes. Coat the potatoes with your favorite spice powders and roast them on a pan or in the oven.
What is Bombay Aloo / Bombay Potatoes?
Bombay Potatoes are a dry potato side dish, spiced with garlic & spice powders, and go really well with a curry. Sometimes just the onions are added and sometimes onion & tomatoes are both added this is the recipe.
Serve this best-ever Bombay potato together with Dal Makhani, Cucumber Raita, Cumin Rice & Roti to complete the great Indian meal combo.
BTW – This list for 9 EVERYDAY INDIAN MEALS IS AWESOME. Don’t forget to check out the extensive Meal Plan ideas.
THIS BOMBAY POTATOES
are just so delicious and easy to make
can be prepared in a jiffy with minimal spices.
goes perfectly with your chicken curry too
is VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE & DAIRY FREE
is a crowd-pleaser dish!
You have to give this really easy delicious Indian spiced spuds recipe a try and tell me how much you loved them. Yes, my family including my 6 years old missy loves them and she certifies it the Best Ever Bombay Aloo!
Easy Bombay Aloo requires just 10 ingredients including Potatoes, Salt & Oil! Most of them are pantry staple ingredients. It’s a kind of misconception, that Indian cooking is complex and has got an extensive list of ingredients. But it’s actually not like that.
How to make Bombay Aloo??
What if I tell you, my Vegan Bombay Potatoes are easy as pie. The whole idea of making this classic recipe for spuds is to first cook the potatoes. Coat it with spices and roast them.
You can roast them on your pan or roast them in the oven, whatever suits you really. For a variation add some peas and make Bombay Potatoes and peas!
Serve them with our easy flatbreads and quick Vegan Korma to complete your meal. You may as well enjoy them along with your Sunday roast.
MORE POTATO RECIPES
Vegan Potato & Peas Curry { Aloo Matar }
Aloo Gobi { Potato & Cauliflower Curry }
Indian Potato Cakes { Aloo Tikki }
HAVE YOU MADE MY BEST EVER BOMBAY POTATOES RECIPE?
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EASY BOMBAY POTATOES RECIPE BELOW
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Oven Tray
Ingredients
- 750 g Baby new potatoes scrubbed and cleaned
- 2 Cloves Garlic minced or 1 tsp minced Garlic
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Garam masala or curry powder
- 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
- Salt to taste
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 Tbsp coriander leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200℃ / 400℉ /Gas Mark 6.
- Place the potatoes in a large saucepan filled with water. Bring it to boil, then simmer, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Check with fork if the potatoes are cooked. Drain the water and set it aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds & dried red chilly (if using) When the cumin seeds splutters, add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
- Add the potatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala & salt. Toss them well to make sure all the potatoes are well coated.
- Transfer the baby potatoes to a large roasting tray and place them in the oven for 30 minutes until they are nice and crispy. Remember to toss the potatoes at least once in between.
- Squeeze lemon juice, add coriander leaves and serve the easy bombay potatoes as an appetiser or a side for a curry.
Looks really good, must definitely try it out 🙂
Thanks for this potato recipe! I love this new idea! Thanks a lot for sharing!
This looks amazing and very tasty! My family is going to love this! So excited to make this soon!
The perfect Indian potato dish for our regular curry inghts! great recipe.
Mmm, these potatoes look delicious! And I like how they’re done in the oven. Thank you for sharing!
One of the best potato recipes I’ve tried! This is really amazing!