Aloo Khosha Bhaja – Potato Peels Stir Fry

Aloo Khosha Bhaja or stir fry potato peels are delightfully tasty and everyone enjoys them. Delicious potato peels stir fry tend to disappear faster than you can peel them! Once you make this super easy recipe with potato peels, you’ll never toss those skins out again! It makes for a great side dish, or a tasty snack.

If you’re peeling potatoes for mash or curry, don’t bin those skins; save the peels to make this utterly simple, totally addictive Aloo Khosha Bhaja. Besides, you are doing your bit for the environment by reducing waste; also you’re saving money with these flavorful, stir fried potato peels.

Aloo Khosha Bhaja is a traditional Bengali dish. Alu means potato, khosha means the peels and bhaja means fried.

Not only are potato skins safe to eat (except green potatoes), they are actually good for you because they are packed full of nutrients like fibre, potassium, and iron.

Aloo Kosha Bhaja Recipe:

Aloo Kosha Bhaja is a healthy side dish that pairs well with white rice and dal. Besides, it is dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan! And of course, reducing food waste is great for the environment, as well as lighter on the pocket! Because yes, Aloo Kosha Bhaja involves taking the peelings from whatever delectable potato recipe you’re making, tossing them with a little oil and salt, and stir frying them till they are tender and flavourful. Once you make your first batch it will be impossible for you to throw potato peels out ever again. This vegetarian recipe uses potato skins in an interesting and innovative way for a lip-smacking dish!

To make alu kosha bhaja, firstly wash the potatoes well. Peel the skin.

Bunch the peels together and slice into strips.

Rinse the sliced potato peels well. It comes to about a cup of potato peels.

Next heat about 1 tsp of oil in a kadai. Add kala jeera and one dry red chilli. Saute till the kala jeer a sizzles.

Then drop in the sliced potato skins.

Stir well so that they are coated with the oil.

Sprinkle salt and mix well.

Cover and cook over low-medium heat till the aloo kosha turns tender.

Sprinkle poppy seeds, mix well and remove from heat.

Serve Aloo Kosha Bhaja with white rice and dal.

If you are searching for more no-waste recipes, then do try out Bread Dosa.

Stir Fry Potato Peels Recipe details below:

Alur Kosha Bhaja

Peeling some potatoes? Then make Alu Kosha Bhaja! These stir fried potato peels are so tasty, you’ll never want to bin leftover potato skins again. Regardless of the way you chose to serve them, you’ll find they disappear pretty quickly! Besides, I love the no-waste concept in this aloo kosha recipe.

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Bengali

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings 2

Calories 68kcal

Author Shil

Ingredients

1 cup – finely chopped potato peels from 3 medium potatoes
1 tsp mustard oil
¼ tsp nigella seeds
1 dry red chilli
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp – poppy seeds

Instructions

Wash the potatoes well. Then peel the skin, bunch them together and finely slice them into strips.
Heat mustard oil in a kadai and temper with nigella seeds and red chilli.
Then add the sliced peel. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes over medium heat.
Add salt and mix well.
Cover and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring in-between.
Uncover and add poppy seeds. Toss to combine.
Remove alur kosha bhaja from heat.
Serve Stir Fried Potato Peels with steaming hot rice.