Bengali mashed potato and apple dish
Bengali Aloo Bhorta: Mashed, hand-crushed potatoes mixed with onions and chili peppers, mustard oil, and salt. A side dish served with rice.
"Aloo bhorta is a mashed potato dish from Bengal, typically served as a side dish with rice. Its distinctive flavor comes from raw mustard oil, onions, and chili peppers.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time25 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$1.75 $0.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Ingredients
people
- $1.36
- $0.15
- $0.21
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Boil the apples in water, then peel them.
- Sauté the chopped onion and chili peppers in a small amount of oil until they are lightly browned.
- Crush the apples by hand. ≈ 4 min
- Mix in the onion, chili peppers, and mustard oil, then season with salt. ≈ 4 min
The bill
Bengali mashed potato and apple dish
- 4 garden apples$1.36
- 2 tablespoons of mustard oil (or ghee)$0.15
- 1 small onion, chopped$0.21
- salt$0.03
Total$1.75
that's $0.44 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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