You can also check our simple dahi wale aloo for vrat, vrat wale paneer or vrat wale chana (chole).
About Potato Fry
Vrat wale aloo is a no-onion, no-garlic potato recipe prepared mainly during fasting, upvas, and vrat days of Hindu festivals like Navratri, Karwa Chauth, Ekadashi, and Sankashti. This is a dry aloo sabji (sabzi) prepared using basic ingredients allowed to consume on fasting days. This is also called farali jeera aloo, falahari aloo or vrat wale sookhe aloo recipe. The recipe is so simple yet so delicious that you can make it as a side for any vegetarian lunch or dinner. Also, you can pack this for your lunch box with some chapati, roti, or steamed rice. This potato fry recipe can be done in less than 20 minutes, plus it is gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan.
Ingredients
To make vrat wale aloo, you need basic ingredients from your kitchen like potatoes, oil and cumin seeds for tempering, peanuts for crunch, coriander leaves for fresh flavor and lemon, salt for taste. See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to make Vrat Ke Aloo?
Boil the potatoes
Peel the skin of the potatoes, cut them into cubes and cook in your most preferred way (stovetop, pressure cooker, instant pot, or microwave). See that you do not overcook or make it mushy. I generally sprinkle water and microwave for 4 minutes.
Making of vrat wale aloo or pan roasted potato fry
Heat oil in a pan. To this, add cumin seeds and saute for a few seconds. Add peanuts and continue to saute for another 2 minutes. Next, add green chilies and saute for one more minute. Add the cooked or boiled potatoes, salt to taste, lemon juice, and coriander leaves. Mix well. Now spread the potatoes evenly in the pan. Check out the video on making of vrat wale aloo (potato fry). Cook on medium-high for 3 to 4 minutes on medium-high flame. Flip and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until potatoes become crispy as desired. Making this way will create a crispy layer on the outside with a creamy melt-in-mouth texture inside. Serve hot and enjoy.
Serving Suggestions
You can serve this hot, warm, or at room temperature either as a side dish with any vegetarian meal, along with steamed rice or Indian bread like roti or chapati. On fasting days, you can serve with kuttu ki poori, kuttu paratha, sama ke chawal, rajgira paratha, etc.
Storage suggestions
Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. You can reheat it on a stovetop or microwave until heated through.
Variations
If you make it on regular days (i.e., not vrat or fasting days), you are free to add chopped garlic and ginger for additional flavor. I have skipped adding curry leaves. You can even add that.
More recipes for Navratri fasting, upvas, vrat
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