Name: Restaurant-Style Aloo 65
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: Pre-boiled potatoes...5 medium sized; Onions (finely chopped)...1 tbsp.; Garlic (chopped)...1 tbsp.; Ginger (chopped)...1 tbsp.; Ginger garlic paste... 1 tsp.; Coriander leaves... 3 tbsp.; Curry leaves... 10-12; Kashmiri red chilli powder...1 tsp.; Coriander powder...1/2 tsp.; Garam masala powder...1/2 tsp.; Powdered black pepper...1/2 tsp.; Soy sauce (low sodium)...2 tbsp.; Red chilli sauce...2 tbsp.; White vinegar...3 tbsp.; Corn starch...2 tbsp.; All purpose flour (maida)...3 tbsp.; Rice flour...1 tbsp.; Salt...to taste

Aloo 65 is one of the tastiest vegetarian appetizers!

Restaurant-Style Aloo 65

Author: Nupur Bhattacharya Cuisine:Indian, South Indian Courses:Appetizers, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks Recipe Keys: V Vegetarian Vegan

Difficulty:IntermediatePrep time: 20 minutesCook time: 25 minutesTotal time: 45 minutesServings:4 servings

Description

Aloo 65 or Potato 65 is a popular South Indian appetizer. Boiled potatoes are coated in flour and fried till crunchy. They are then tossed in curry leaves, ginger, garlic and other aromatic spices! Tastes amazing as an appetizer or with tandoori roti and dal tadka or steaming hot white rice!

Ingredients

Pre-boiled potatoes…5 medium sized

Onions (finely chopped)…1 tbsp.
Garlic (chopped)…1 tbsp.
Ginger (chopped)…1 tbsp.

Ginger garlic paste… 1 tsp.
Coriander leaves… 3 tbsp.
Curry leaves… 10-12

Kashmiri red chilli powder…1 tsp.
Coriander powder…1/2 tsp.
Garam masala powder…1/2 tsp.

Powdered black pepper…1/2 tsp.
Soy sauce (low sodium)…2 tbsp.
Red chilli sauce…2 tbsp.

White vinegar…3 tbsp.
Corn starch…2 tbsp.
All purpose flour (maida)…3 tbsp.

Rice flour…1 tbsp.
Salt…to taste

Instructions

Sprinkle 1/2 a teaspoon of salt to the boiled potatoes and mix well

Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, 1 tablespoon of low sodium soy sauce, ginger garlic paste and kashmiri red chilli powder. Add red color (optional)
Add cornstarch, all purpose flour, and rice flour. Mix thoroughly
Sprinkle a little water so that the flour sticks to the potatoes

Mix well
Add approximately 5 tablespoons of oil to a pan set on medium/high heat
Add the potatoes

Distribute the potatoes in a single layer
Stir fry the potatoes until crisp. This should take approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
Turn down the heat and keep the potatoes aside

Leave approximately 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan discard the remaining oil
Add onions, curry leaves, and stir fry for one minute
Add garlic and ginger and stir fry for 30 seconds

Add slit green chilies, coriander powder, powdered black pepper, garam masala powder and half of the coriander leaves
Stir fry for 30 seconds
Add the remaining white vinegar, low sodium soy sauce and red chilli sauce.

Mix well
Add salt to taste
Add the potatoes and mix thoroughly

Stir fry the potatoes for one minute and garnish with the remaining coriander leaves

Video

Notes

You can either deep fry the potatoes until crisp or shallow fry them just like I did!

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