Aloo Pitika

Name: Aloo Pitika
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 300g potatoes (3 medium); 1 medium onion (60g), finely chopped; 2 green chillies, finely chopped; 1 tbsp mustard oil; ½ tsp salt; 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 12. Aloo Pitika recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥15 minCook

🕒20 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Aloo Pitika

Boil potatoes (15 mins, high heat): Boil potatoes whole in salted water until a fork passes through without resistance (15 minutes). Peel while still hot — the skin will slip off easily.
Mash and season (5 mins, no heat): Mash peeled potatoes coarsely with the back of a hand or flat spoon — they should be lumpy, not smooth. Add chopped onion, green chillies, coriander, salt, and mustard oil. Mix with your hand, pressing the onion into the mash. Serve with poita bhat or plain rice.

📖 Cultural notes

Aloo Pitika is the most essential Assamese side dish — served at every meal alongside the main curry, its pungent mustard oil and raw onion flavours are the quintessential taste of Assamese home cooking. ---

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