Bihari Aloo Chokha
Boiled potatoes mashed by hand with raw mustard oil, onion, garlic and chillies, the everyday accompaniment to litti and rice across Bihar.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 150 kcal
Equipment
- •Pot
- •Masher
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- fat
- 6 g
- carbs
- 22 g
- fibre
- 3 g
- protein
- 3 g
- calories
- 150 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Boil the whole potatoes until a fork slides in easily. Peel them while they are still warm.
- 2
Put the potatoes in a bowl. Mash them roughly by hand, leaving chunky pieces.
- 3
Add the chopped onion, garlic and green chillies to the warm mash.
- 4
Pour raw mustard oil over the mixture. Mix well so the warm potatoes soften the sharp oil flavour.
- 5
Add salt, coriander and a squeeze of lemon if using.
- 6
Serve at room temperature alongside litti (baked wheat balls) or dal-rice.
Chef's tips
Mash the potatoes while warm so they soak up the mustard oil and garlic flavour. Adjust the raw garlic to your taste.
Ingredient substitutions
- mustard oil → any pungent cold-pressed oil, though flavour changes
Storage
Refrigerate for up to 2 days in an airtight container.
Reheating
Best served at room temperature; not typically reheated.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Mashing the potatoes into a smooth paste instead of keeping them chunky and rustic.
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