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    Home » Delicious-Sides » Gravy/Semi-gravy » Pahari Aloo palda/Potatoes in yogurt gravy from Himachal Pradesh

    Pahari Aloo palda/Potatoes in yogurt gravy from Himachal Pradesh

    Apr 10, 2014 · Modified: Jan 2, 2022 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

    Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India, situated in the Western Himalayas. ‘Hima’ means snow in Sanskrit and the literal meaning of the state’s name is ‘In the lap of Himalayas’. 
    Himachal Pradesh is a multireligional, multicultural as well as multilingual state like other Indian states.The day to day food of Himachalis is very similar to the rest of the north India. They too have lentil, broth, rice, vegetables and bread. As compared to other states in north India non-vegetarian cuisine is more preferred. 
    I selected a very simple side-dish to go with our routine dinner roti’s from himachal. A Potato dish, a bit creamy so it goes well with a spicy main. I made Dill leaves parantha to go with this pahari side.
    Aloo gravy, Potato gravy, Potato subzi, Potato side-dish
    Source here
    Ingredients
    3 potatoes, peeled and chopped into finger fries
    2 large onions, sliced
    2 green chilies, slited lengthwise
    1 black cardamom
    ¼ teaspoon powdered cinnamon or a strip of cinnamon bark
    2-3 cloves
    ½ teaspoon cumin seeds.
    Pinch of hing ( asafetida)
    2 teaspoon corinader powder
    ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
    1 teaspoon garam masala
    salt to taste
    2 tablespoons of raw rice and 3 green cardamoms (grind with 4 tablespoons of water)
    2 cups of yogurt whisked + 1 Cup of Water
    Method
    • Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee.Add black cardamom, cinnamon bark, cloves, hing and cumin seeds. When the cumin crackles, add the sliced onions, slited green chilies and saute until onions turn translucent.
    • Add cut potatoes to this and mix well. Now add coriander powder,turmeric, garam masala and salt. Saute well for 2 minutes. 
    • Cover and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes till potatoes are almost cooked. If you feel the masala’s are burning then sprinkle little water.
    • Mix the ground rice with the whisked yogurt. Add the yogurt mixture to potatoes and keep stirring on medium heat till the gravy comes to a boil. Let it boil additionally for 5 minutes. Add salt and cilantro and serve hot.

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    Comments

    1. Unknown

      April 10, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      It is palda day today!!! so homey and delicious..

      Reply
    2. MySpicyKitchen

      April 10, 2014 at 6:14 pm

      Nice creamy flavorful curry to serve with parathas or roti. I am sure it tastes awesome even with rice.

      Reply
    3. Priya Suresh

      April 10, 2014 at 10:14 pm

      I did the same too, i think i went bit generous with the turmeric powder, love the colour of yours, i enjoyed this dish with rotis and rice.

      Reply
    4. nandoos kitchen

      April 11, 2014 at 3:35 am

      nice curry.

      Reply
    5. AparnaRajeshkumar

      April 11, 2014 at 3:38 am

      yummy… looks good too

      Reply
    6. Varada's Kitchen

      April 11, 2014 at 4:29 am

      Lovely yogurt based gravy. It turned out perfect.

      Reply
    7. Unknown

      April 11, 2014 at 6:08 am

      Palda looks mild and creamy.. going to try it someday

      Reply
    8. Rajani

      April 12, 2014 at 4:00 pm

      The potato dish looks so creamy and inviting!

      Reply
    9. Gayathri Kumar

      April 13, 2014 at 11:00 am

      There are so many paldas today. Yours looks so creamy and inviting…

      Reply
    10. Srivalli

      April 17, 2014 at 10:55 am

      So it's a Madra and Palda day!..I wonder why I don't remember reading about Palda, maybe because I never looked any further than the channa madra.:)..your bowl looks so good priya..

      Reply
    11. Harini R

      April 18, 2014 at 2:48 pm

      The bowl looks so very appealing and drool worthy.

      Reply
    12. Archana

      April 19, 2014 at 5:38 pm

      Love the palda .

      Reply
    13. Chef Mireille

      April 21, 2014 at 3:02 am

      so nice and creamy

      Reply
    14. Pavani

      April 22, 2014 at 9:12 pm

      That potato curry looks creamy and delicious.

      Reply
    15. Suma Gandlur

      May 09, 2014 at 2:28 am

      Looks delicious. It sounds similar to madra that I had made.

      Reply

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