Alu Bharta

Alu bharta or Aloo Chokha[1][2][3] is dish made by mashing boiled soft potatoes and mixing chopped chilies, onion, salt and mustard oil. It is usually eaten as a side dish in India.[4] Aloo Chokha is commonly served along with Litti bread in Bhojpuri culinary tradition.[5][6] Often, Aloo Chokha is also stuffed in parathas to prepare Aloo parathas.[3]

This article is about Indian food. For other uses, see Mashed potato (disambiguation).
Alu Bharta
Bengali prepared mashed potatoes
Place of originIndian Subcontinent
Main ingredientspotatoes, oil, onion, bell pepper, salt

Ingredients

Preparation method

First you have to boil the potatoes in a separate pot. Peel a squash, grate it and squeeze the juice. Now fry the onion and pepper in a frying pan in light oil. At this stage, the boiled potatoes should be crushed with the help of hands. Mix well with fried onion, pepper and mustard oil. Proper amount of salt should be given. Many also use boiled eggs, beans, eggplant, etc. with potatoes.

Also many use burnt pepper; It gives a different kind of taste and smell to the filling. Raw pepper powder is also used. Ghee is often used for variety and flavor.

Varieties

Adding different ingredients to alu bharta has made different varieties:

  • Mashed potato
  • Beans and mashed potato

References
  1. DUBEY, KRISHNA GOPAL (2010-09-27). THE INDIAN CUISINE. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-203-4170-8.
  2. Samaroo, Brinsley; Gooptar, Primnath; Mahabir, Kumar (2021-11-22). Global Indian Diaspora: Charting New Frontiers (Volume I). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-50715-7.
  3. Vashishta, Pratishtha (2020-04-07). IndiSpice. BlueRose Publishers.
  4. Kumar, Prasenjeet; Kumar, Sonali (2016-08-15). The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Vegetables the Indian Way: #9 in the Cooking In A Jiffy Series. www.cookinginajiffy.com.
  5. Boodhoo, Sarita (1999). Bhojpuri Traditions in Mauritius. Mauritius Bhojpuri Institute. ISBN 978-99903-902-1-6.
  6. Singh, Rocky; Sharma, Mayur (2014-07-25). Highway on my Plate - II: the indian guide to roadside eating. Random House India. ISBN 978-81-8400-642-1.
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