Aloo Bhorta (Bangladeshi Mashed Potato with Chilli)

Name: Aloo Bhorta (Bangladeshi Mashed Potato with Chilli)
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 700g floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 3 green chillies, finely chopped; 3 tbsp rapeseed oil; 3 dried red chillies; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 15g fresh coriander, chopped; 1 tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp salt

Hot mashed potato with raw red onion, green chilli, coriander and fried dried chillies. Simple, sharp and addictive.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.61 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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700 gfloury potatoessuch as Maris Piper, peeled and cut into chunks
1red onionfinely chopped
3green chilliesfinely chopped
3 tbsprapeseed oil
3dried red chillies
1 tspcumin seeds
15 gfresh corianderchopped
1 tbsplime juice
1 tspsalt

Method

1
Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes until a knife slides in easily. Drain well and let the steam escape for 2 minutes.
15 min
2
Heat the oil in a small pan over a medium heat. Fry the dried chillies and cumin seeds for 1 minute, until the chillies darken and smell smoky.
1 min
3
Mash the potatoes roughly in a bowl with the salt, leaving a few small lumps.
4
Pour the hot spiced oil, chillies and all, over the potato. Add the onion, green chillies, coriander and lime juice.
5
Mix well with a fork, taste for salt and heat, and serve warm with rice and dhal, or fried fish.

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