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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

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.

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.
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.
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.
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4.0%
Energy (Kcal)
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2.5%
Protein (g)
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2.3%
Carbohydrate (g)
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12.7%
Total fat (g)
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11.3%
Iron (mg)
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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
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1 medium bowl
The recommended portion size for this dish is 1 medium bowl of 70-80 gms.