Aloo Bhaja - Authentic Bengali Recipe (Potato Long Cut Fry)

Name: Aloo Bhaja - Authentic Bengali Recipe (Potato Long Cut Fry)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 250 gm potatoes (2 medium sized, long potato slices); ¼ tsp salt (mixed in water as required for soaking the potato slices); ¾ tsp salt (or as required); ¼ tsp turmeric powder (+1/8 teaspoon extra); 2½ tablespoon oil (for frying potato); 1 Red Chillies (dried); 30 gm onion (thin slices); ¼ tsp corn flour; 3 tablespoon oil (for frying onion); 1 tsp cumin seed; ½ tsp fennel seeds; 7 black pepper corns

Rajeswari Annamalai

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About Aloo Bhaja - Authentic Bengali Recipe (Potato Long Cut Fry)

Potato is a very versatile vegetable which can be cooked easily and goes well in type of cuisine. Potato Bhaja or Aloo Bhaja is an authentic Bengali recipe where thin potato slices are either deep fried or shallow fried using turmeric and/or mild spices.

This recipe is flavored with mild spiciness of fennel seeds, cumin seeds and peppercorns. To further enhance the flavor, itâ€™s garnished with fried onion.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time40 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty

Calories - 920 kcal

Servings - 1

Ingredients

▢ 250 gm potatoes 2 medium sized, long potato slices
▢ ¼ tsp salt mixed in water as required for soaking the potato slices
▢ ¾ tsp salt or as required
▢ ¼ tsp turmeric powder +1/8 teaspoon extra
▢ 2½ tablespoon oil for frying potato
▢ 1 Red Chillies dried
▢ 30 gm onion thin slices
▢ ¼ tsp corn flour
▢ 3 tablespoon oil for frying onion

Masala to be roasted and coarsely powdered

▢ 1 tsp cumin seed
▢ ½ tsp fennel seeds
▢ 7 black pepper corns

Instructions

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Wash the potato and remove the peel. Cut into long strips and soak in salt water for 30 minutes.
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Meanwhile dry roast the spices in the following order (Pepper corns, Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds). Allow it to cool down and powder it coarsely.
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After 30 minutes, remove the potato slices from water and lightly squeeze out extra water.
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Place the potato slices in a bowl and mix salt and turmeric.
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In a wide non stick pan, heat oil and roast the red chilli.
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Add the potato slices and cook until the slices are completely cooked and turn slightly brown for crispiness. Note: Close the pan and cook the potatoes. It took approximately 10 minutes. This timing varies from one potato to another.
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While the potato slices are getting fried, mix onion slices with corn flour. Fry them in oil (simmer flame) and place on a tissue paper to absorb extra oil.
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Once the potato slices are cooked crisp and soft inside, toss the coarsely ground spices and fried onion slices. Turn off the flame and transfer to a serving bowl.
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Serve hot with rotis / chapathis or rice.

Recipe Notes

Also See:

Round Cut Potato Fry
Cumin Spiced Potato Fry (Aloo Jeera)
Crisp Potato /Aloo Fry
Potato Bajji / Potato Fritters

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4 Comments

Vikash Mittal

February 20, 2021 / 11:58 am Log in to Reply

Such a scrumptious dish! Thank you.
Rejeesh Rajarethinam

January 1, 2018 / 10:29 am Log in to Reply

What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Aniket Tomar

October 7, 2017 / 4:46 pm Log in to Reply

What a delicious idea! Thanks for sharing.
Win Ita Vini

April 5, 2016 / 9:13 am Log in to Reply

Such a lovely dish! Thanks for sharing.