Bombay potatoes, an easy Indian style potato recipe also known as Bombay aloo.

A curried potato(Bombay aloo)recipe with cumin, coriander, and garam masala gives these cubed potatoes their quintessential Indian flavours.

Easy to make and a popular vegetarian/vegan potato side dish, this curry potato will give you quite a few ideas for meals.

crispy potatoes cooked in spices, curry leaves, mustard seeds to make the bombay potato.

What to serve with Bombay potatoes

A bowl of Bombay potatoes is always great with any rice and curry meal.
This Indian potato recipe goes well with any of my Sri Lankan meal menus. try it out with,
Sri Lankan Meal Plan 1
Sri Lankan Meal Plan 2
Sri Lankan Meal Plan 3
Serve with some butter chicken, no yeast garlic naan.
Poori and these Bombay potatoes will go so well, add a chicken curry to the mix and you have a filling meal.
Any leftover of these cumin-spiced potatoes can be stuffed into a vegetarian filling for vegetarian samosas or empanadas.

The Indian potatoes make the perfect side dish to naans and chapatis or roti paratha.
Smash up leftovers of this curry potato for a breakfast omelette.

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curried bombay potato served in a black plate.

chicken curry dishes to pair with Bombay potato

Chettinad chicken curry

Hyderabadi chicken curry

curried cubed potato with mustard seeds, curry leaves, sliced onions served on a black plate.

More curry potato recipes

Sri Lankan potato curry.

Spicy dry potato curry(devilled potatoes).

Chickpea and potato curry

Aloo keema

Utensils and appliances needed

Chopping board and knife.
A deep pan.
Skillet or frying pan.

Workflow to make Bombay potatoes

Par-boil the potatoes.
Have all the ingredients ready.
Temper and combine ingredients as per recipe instructions.

Storing-

Store in a tight container with a lid, make sure to use old containers as these curried potatoes will stain.

Freezing-

avoid freezing and can be refrigerated for 2 days.

Heating-

remove from the fridge, and let the curried potatoes reach room temperature, microwave for 30 seconds or warm in a frying pan using a teaspoon of oil.

Stop food waste by

using Bombay potatoes as a filling or as a side dish for your fried eggs in the morning.

RECIPE DIFFICULTY-EASY

Ingredients to make Bombay potatoes

The ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

250g of potatoes(or two large potatoes)
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
A sprig of curry leaves
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 large onion sliced fine
2 green chillies, chopped or split in the middle
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
1 teaspoon of red chilli powder
1 teaspoon of cumin powder
1 teaspoon of coriander powder
1 medium-sized tomato chopped
1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
Salt to season

Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes.

How to make Bombay potatoes

3 ways to boil the potatoes

Over the stove top small potatoes over medium heat for 15 minutes. Large potatoes 25 minutes.

Stovetop pressure cooker– 5 whistles over medium-high heat

Instant pot/multi cooker – 8 -10 minutes on high-pressure natural pressure release.

How to cook Indian curried potato recipe

Choose a method convenient for you mentioned above and boil the potatoes with the skin.

Make sure the potatoes are not too tender as you would boil them for mashed potatoes.

Once the Potatoes are done, remove the skin and cut the potatoes into large cubes(1-inch thick), set aside.

Have all your ingredients to make the Bombay potatoes ready. you can make grind your own cumin powder and coriander powder.

Or buy store-bought ones.

cumin powder and coriander powder in two different black bowls.

Place frying pan over low-medium heat, add curry leaves(a sprig)and mustard seeds(1tsp).

cooking curry leaves, and mustard seeds to make the potato curry.

When the mustard seeds start popping and the sliced onions and saute till golden brown over low-medium fire.

cooking the sliced onions, curry leaves with mustard seeds in oil.

Add the green chillies (1), turmeric(1/2 tsp), coarse cumin-coriander powder, chilli powder(1 tsp), and finally the chopped tomatoes.

cooking the sliced onions, tomatoes, green chillies, mustard seeds and spice powder to make the bombay potatoes

Reduce heat to low and saute for 2 minutes while breaking down the chopped tomato.

cooking sliced onions, curry leaves, tomatoes in oil to make bombay potatoes.

Add the potatoes, salt to season, mix and cook for further 3 minutes.

adding cooked and boiled potatoes to the cooking potatoes.

Cook until there is no moisture left and the potatoes are slightly roasted over a low-medium fire.

crispy cooked potatoes with curry leaves and cooked onions and mustard seeds.

Once done, add the garam masala, combine and cook for another 2 minutes over low-medium fire.

Taste and season if necessary.

adding curry powder to the cooking crispy potatoes.

And serve warm.

bombay potatoes with mustard seeds, curry leaves and spices.

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Indian Bombay potatoes(cumin-coriander spiced).

Name: Indian Bombay potatoes(cumin-coriander spiced).
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.; 250g of potatoes(or two large potatoes); 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil; A sprig of curry leaves; 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds; 1 large onion sliced fine; 2 green chillies, chopped or split in the middle; 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon of cumin powder; 1 teaspoon of coriander powder; 1 medium-sized tomato chopped; 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala; Salt to season

Yield: 3

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Indian Bombay potatoes(cumin-coriander spiced).

Bombay potatoes, an easy Indian potato recipe also know known as Bombay aloo.

A curried potato(Bombay aloo)recipe with cumin, coriander, and garam masala gives these cubed potatoes their quintessential Indian flavors.

Ingredients

Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.
250g of potatoes(or two large potatoes)
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
A sprig of curry leaves
1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
1 large onion sliced fine
2 green chillies, chopped or split in the middle
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
1 teaspoon of red chilli powder
1 teaspoon of cumin powder
1 teaspoon of coriander powder
1 medium-sized tomato chopped
1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
Salt to season

Instructions

3 ways to boil the potatoes.

Over stove top small potatoes over medium heat 15 minutes. Large potatoes 25 minutes.