Mumbai Potatoes is a popular dish inspired by the busy streets of Mumbai. This flavourful potato curry is made with fresh ingredients and aromatic spices. It’s perfect as a side dish or even as a full vegetarian or vegan meal.
The golden potatoes are coated in a rich, tangy spice mix that’s sure to impress your taste buds and leave you wanting more. It’s a true taste of India – warm, comforting, and delicious!
Total Time (Prepping & Cooking): 45 Minutes
Yield: Approximately 1.6 L of curry (fills 3 standard takeaway containers)
Spice Level: Spice mix is available in mild, medium, hot, and extra hot
Cooking Appliance/Method:
- Stove top in a saucepan
- Blender (if making your own ginger/garlic paste)
Ingredients:
- 1.4 kg potatoes (Royal Blue recommended, skin on, diced into 1.5 cm cubes)
- 5 g turmeric powder
- 10 g salt
- 1.5 L water (to boil potatoes)
- 100 ml sunflower oil
- 100 g onion, diced small (approx. 6 mm)
- 5 g curry leaves (fresh or dry)
- 100 g ginger garlic paste
- 1 sachet Chilli Farms Mumbai spice mix
- 50 g tomato paste (recommended Leggo’s brand)
- 50 g fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped (optional, for garnish)
Cooking Instructions:
- Gather all ingredients.
- Dice the potatoes into medium-sized chunks (approx. 1.5 cm cubes).
- Boil the potatoes in water with turmeric powder and salt. Boil until just tender but still firm. Drain and set aside.
- Blend ginger and garlic into a smooth paste using a little water if required. Skip this step if using pre-made ginger garlic paste. For homemade paste, use equal amounts of ginger and garlic.
- Finely chop the fresh coriander leaves, if using, and set aside for garnish.
- Place a saucepan on the stove and set the flame to MEDIUM.
- Add the sunflower oil to the saucepan and heat.
- Add the diced onion and cook until it turns light brown.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and cook until the oil begins to separate and rise to the top.
- Reduce the flame to LOW.
- Add the Mumbai spice mix sachet and cook until the oil comes to the top again.
- Add the tomato paste and lemon juice, cooking for about 3 minutes.
- Add the boiled potatoes to the saucepan and mix well to coat them with the spice mixture.
- Switch off the flame, garnish with fresh coriander (optional), and rest with the lid closed for 5 minutes.
Spice Mix Ingredients:
Cumin seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper whole, coriander seeds, Kashmiri chilli, mustard seeds, turmeric, and salt. The ratios of spices vary for each spice level.
Preservatives-free, MSG-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, lactose-free, nut-free, peanut-free, onion-free, garlic-free, egg-free, fish-free, lupin-free, sesame-free, shellfish-free, soy-free.