🇧🇩 Bangladeshi Cuisine

Alu Bhorta

Mashed Potato with Mustard Oil

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 190 kcal

Boiled potatoes mashed with raw mustard oil, green chillies, onion, and coriander — a fiery, rustic Bangladeshi comfort dish eaten with rice.

Ingredients

  • 4 large potatoes, boiled and peeled
  • 2 tbsp raw mustard oil
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 4 green chillies, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
  • 1 tsp red chilli flakes
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. 1 Mash boiled potatoes roughly with a fork — keep some texture.
  2. 2 Add raw mustard oil, onion, green chillies, and red chilli flakes.
  3. 3 Mix well with hands, squeezing and kneading to combine.
  4. 4 Add salt and fresh coriander. Mix again.
  5. 5 Serve at room temperature with hot rice and dal.

Did You Know?

The key to authentic alu bhorta is using raw (uncooked) mustard oil — cooking it would destroy the sharp, nose-tingling flavor that defines the dish.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/bangladeshi/alu-bhorta/