Aloo Potol Bhaja Recipe

Nutritionist Recommended Low Calorie Recipe

Geetanjali Advani

Your Aloo Potol Bhaja Recipe

Made
easy
Made with
a twist
Made
healthier

8 Everyday
Ingredients

2 Easy
Steps

20 Minutes
Only

4 Serving
Portions

The Recipe Story

Aloo Potol Bhaja is a popular Bengali recipe, which is made with potatoes and pointed gourd or parwal. While there are other more popular ‘bhaja’ recipes like Baingan Bhaja or Aloo Bhaja, this Aloo Potol Bhaja is a must-try and is also a great way to make kids eat parwal, which they would otherwise make a fuss about. This dry preparation, made in minutes with simple masalas, is a perfect accompaniment to a simple dal-chawal meal.

The Ingredient List

Mustard Oil
2 tablespoons
Panch Phoron
½ teaspoon
MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic
1 sachet
Potatoes
100 gms., cut into small cubes
Potol (Parwal)
250 gms., scraped & cut into small pieces
Green Chillies
2, slit
Turmeric Powder
¼ teaspoon
Salt
To taste

The Easy Steps

Step 01

Heat oil in a karahi and add the panch phoron. Then, add the potatoes, potol, green chillies and turmeric powder. Cook by keeping it covered for 8-10 minutes or till almost done.

Step 02

Add the MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic and mix well. Then, add salt to taste and stir-fry till properly cooked. Serve hot with chapattis or rice and dal.

Malai Curry Twist to Aloo Potol Bhaja

Once the Aloo Potol is prepared, add one cup of coconut milk to the dish, made out of MAGGI Coconut Milk Powder. Mix it well and your Malai Aloo Potol Curry is ready to be served!

The Nutrition Story

Aloo Potol Bhaja is a simple, yet delicious dish made using potato and parwal with Indian spices. To add a healthy twist, and to make it more flavourful, this recipe is prepared using MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic which meets 15% of the daily requirement of key nutrients like Iron, Iodine and Vitamin A. Also, the dish is a good source of Vitamin C, meeting 44% of the daily Vitamin C requirement.

4.0%

Energy (Kcal)
2.5%

Protein (g)
2.3%

Carbohydrate (g)
12.7%

Total fat (g)
11.3%

Iron (mg)
44.5%

Vitamin C (mg)

The Health Tip

Add a fine paste of coconut, to add healthy fats to the dish and make it even more delicious.

The Perfect Meal

The dish is low in fiber and protein, thus compliment it with multigrain chapatti and a bowl of dal or curd, to improve the overall fiber and protein content of the meal.

01Multigrain chapatti

02Dal

03Curd

The Right Serve

1 medium bowl
The recommended portion size for this dish is 1 medium bowl of 70-80 gms.

*DISCLAIMER: Please check the ingredients used to identify if you are allergic to any particular food. The suggestions shared here are for guidance purpose only. Nutritive values of the final dish are indicative and based on the amount of standard ingredients used.

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