Bombay Potatoes

Name: Bombay Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; 3 tablespoons minced onion

Rating: 4.53 stars

15 Ratings
11 Reviews
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A yummy Indian side dish, Bombay potatoes are vegan, super simple to make, and family friendly to boot. I have lived in both India and the UK, where this is a popular dish, and this is the one Indian dish that I make that tastes super authentic.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

15 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste (Optional)
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
3 tablespoons minced onion

Directions

Step 1

Place cubed potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once water is boiling, cook until potatoes are just tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain well and set aside.

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Step 2

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and heat until they start to pop. Add turmeric, coriander, cayenne pepper, and salt. Cook and stir until spices are fragrant, up to 1 minute, watching carefully so spices do not burn. Add onion and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 3

Add drained potatoes to the skillet and increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir to thoroughly coat the potatoes with the spice mixture. Taste and season with more salt, if desired. Serve immediately.

Cook's Notes:

For additional flavor, you can add ginger and/or garlic paste at the same time as adding the onion.

You can add about 1/3 cup frozen peas to the potatoes during the last 3 minutes of boiling, then continue with the recipe as directed.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

268 calories; protein 4.8g; carbohydrates 39.2g; fat 11g; sodium 305.1mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (11)

Most helpful positive review

Lena

10/29/2019

Great potatoes! Loved the flavor. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

melissa lavoie

01/26/2020

Ok - if you don t need this to be vegan I recommend adding a big spoon of gee to the finished product. I found it very dry. Alternatively you could serve it with raita. Otherwise tasty. I added the peas garlic and ginger. Would not omit them. Read More

15 Ratings

5 star values: 11
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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Lena

10/28/2019

Great potatoes! Loved the flavor. Read More

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Roger

07/15/2019

Turn out well; However I made changes LOL! Used adjustment feature for two. Looking at ingredients: List of spices is basically premade Curry powder. So I looked at my curry packets and used Two teaspoons of Curry powder. Came out great! Omit cayenne depending on spiciness of curry powder. Read More

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digitalsignalx

07/19/2019

I adjusted for one person and chose to use the cayenne pepper as well. The flavors are sublime and nothing overpowers the blend. However I'm on a low sodium diet and I think the dish suffers a great deal by leaving it out (my fault of course not the author). For others in the same situation I suspect that if I doubled down on the spices per serving it might be enough to bring out a stronger melody of flavor rather then sharing with the boiled potatoes. Read More

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Helaine Ronen

02/05/2020

Loved this delicious recipe and even better, my notoriously " eat to stay alive" husband, as opposed to me, his wife, who LOVES food of all colors, ethnicities, tastes and cultures, loved the recipe as well. The test of this was when he asked if there were any leftovers!! This was a great and flavorful potato dish. Peas added another dimension. And best of all it was quick and easy! Read More

Catherine Kinkead

02/10/2020

Really liked making this and it was super easy to follow! I didn’t add any extras but did count calories when making this. I used 600g of Russet Potatoes (I had to hand at the time) and around 100g of very finely chopped yellow onions. I used the suggested amount of oil in recipe and same for spices. For my family this stretched 4 servings and worked out at 225cal per serving. Hope this helps! Thanks for posting this recipe, we all really enjoyed it! Read More

Megan Greek

03/27/2020

Phenomenal recipe! I'd eat these things by the bucket full if I could & my fiance agreed. I'm going to buy a bag of potatoes & cook up a batch then freeze them so we can have these holy little golden, crunchy potatoes any time. Read More

Cris Machina

07/20/2019

Added peas and 1 clove of garlic Read More

kitchenfun

08/05/2019

Tastes great and easy to make. Read More

Andrew Hopmann

06/04/2020

Doubled the spices. Served with slow cooker curry beef. It was like Indian potroast night. Yummo! Read More

melissa lavoie

01/26/2020

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Bombay Potatoes

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 267.6

% Daily Value *

protein: 10 %

carbohydrates: 13 %

dietary fiber: 21 %

sugars:

fat: 17 %

saturated fat: 9 %

vitamin a iu: 2 %

niacin equivalents: 28 %

vitamin b6: 41 %

vitamin c: 72 %

folate: 9 %

calcium: 4 %

iron: 14 %

magnesium: 20 %

potassium: 27 %

sodium: 12 %

thiamin: 20 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.