Basic potato (Aloo) curry - if you can cook this you can cook almost any other Durban style curry

Boil 'em mash 'em stick 'em in a stew...
Potato curry or Aloo curry is possibly one of the most basic Durban style curries that transforms the humble potato or aloo into one of the meals that strikes a chord with almost all Indian households. Smashed potatoes and rice is how Indian children are introduced to curries and potato curry therefore hold great nostalgia as well!
Ingredients
5 med to large potatoes (1kg)
1/2 cup oil
1 small onion, sliced
curry leaves
1 small tomato
1 tbs mixed masala
1 tsp hurdee
1 tsp salt
Dhania to garnish
Serve with rice or perfect for roti rolls accompanied by some crunchy vegetable pickles

[@baconpancakes-xr1px]

It's like listening and watching your own ma teaching you to cook when you were small. Thank you for sharing your recipes and thank you to your family for helping out with the videos etc👍

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thank you so much!

[@yavineepillay3420]

Hi I came across your channel & I got hooked. You now have a new subscriber. Your cooking skills is amazing. Easy and cooked with love just the way a mom would teach a daughter. I tried your soji recipe today...delicious. thank you for sharing your skills with everyone. 💙

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks and welcome to the community!

[@normanfawley7379]

Well done that Girl ! Just what I wanted,great presentation ! A lovely dish.

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@mossfairy3060]

I've just made your potato an mushroom curry. I'll be making this soon too ... love your lessons 😍

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Great stuff! Glad you enjoy!

[@TheTnaidu]

You are my inspiration! I left sa 21 years ago to settle in England but I still love authentic durban food. Tried your brinjal curry and it was amazing, you are such a treasure Aunty L! ❤️

[@zarinakamaar6334]

Auntie lallie u make the most amazing simple n easy meals

[@sujathareddy1406]

Thank you Mathaji for this simple, yet delicious dish. Potato curry has now become my favourite meal!!!

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

My pleasure 😊

[@captainsaction5732]

This is going to be my lunch today ❤️. I got to ask you guys, how do you keep your kitchen so clean ? It always looks like a model house 👍

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

The kitchen we have to clean before we make the videos. It's a lot of hard work and moving things around to keep the shots clean but if you watch the very first video on the channel you will see how it normally looks.

[@jameslynch5701]

Thank you!

[@joannetiffany]

I love your cooking very much 🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🌺🌺🌺

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thank you so much!

[@shobanashaik1493]

It's always a pleasure to watch ma cook thankz ma ♥️🤗😘

[@sallymoodley1422]

Looks delicious!!!!

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks so much!

[@symbiot5984]

I love your laid back cooking style, no Master chef rushing.😋 I live in N.Z and have been nursing a Curry Leaf tree for 4 years now, every winter the leaves fall off but every spring they grow back again.

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Yes it must be difficult to keep it going when it gets cold. We have frost here as well so we use frost cover on the curry leave plant for the winter.

[@salehasubrati7389]

Thank you so much ma! I really miss food from home while at university 💙

[@giogioskara237]

Delicious 😋… good for cold days with roti 💞💞

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Yes, you are right

[@akashneebalraj1532]

Looks divine ma. I love you and your channel. May God bless you with good health and happiness💟😘🙏Thank you for always sharing your recipes with so much of love🙏

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks so much!

[@JeremiahSubramoneyOfficial]

Very tasty Ma. Will try the recipe.

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks! Very tasty!

[@kayimajeniffa4544]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

You are so welcome!

[@Randy7201]

I make mine with half a teaspoon of mustard seeds and red chillies but this is a lovely alternative. This with fried dried snoek snd red chillies is bomb also

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks that sounds delicious!

[@fawziahoosen1366]

Love your cooking. Love Durban curry 😋

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thank you!

[@hazeldmello5800]

So lovely to watch you cooking. God bless you with good health and long life. Love from New Zealand 😊💞💖❤️💞❤️💖💞😊

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Welcome to the community 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@tasavaneepillai5041]

Super yummy simply love it 😍

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thank you! Simple and delicious!

[@naidooglenda9553]

So interesting... Just found this video n love watching it... Heartwarming meals... Glad to see most of my meals are prepared the same way... Hopefully the younger generation will get to see n learn from you...lots of them love home cooked meals n they are away from home bcz of work or study.

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shanalawrence4381]

Good morning mum. Lovely potato curry for this cold DBN weather. Wish we could taste it 🙂 Hope you're all well.... 🙏🤗

[@berthalangley8518]

Wow awesome no meat and it stil look amazing

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thank you so much! maybe we will make a plan one day!

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Yes vegetarian meals can be so good a lot of the time!

[@fatimabhayat2140]

Thank you so much for the recipes Ma. I find your channel, to be very valuable. Please can you make a video on how to cook different vegetables to have as a side dish with dhal or any other dish. For example brinjal, cabbage, green beans, Indian herbs. Thank you and God bless you 🙏 ❤

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Please check out the channel. Some of the videos are already up. Please let me know if you can’t find them in the list of our videos and I will add the links here.

[@fatimabhayat2140]

@@GaithreeDeviLuckan Thank you so much Ma, I found the videos I was looking for, on your channel 🙏🤗🤗

[@hulk690072]

Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@selvicookingvlog3055]

Super recipe👌🏻 #Selvi_cooking#👍

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks!

[@zeenathswaleh6166]

Goodmorning aunty Devi.. My late mum used to make this often when we were returning home from school. Thank you for sharing. Brought back some special memorys💞🌺💞

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Quick and easy with ingredients everyone has at home normally!

[@zeenathswaleh6166]

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[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Thanks Sherons!

[@jules2953]

Aunty please can you show us how to cook Karela

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Will try to do so soon!

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[@faithadewumi5895]

Hey. What can I substitute the curry leaves with

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

The curry leave is optional and can even be left out altogether. I have read that curry leaves bring a citrus flavour/aroma so perhaps a substitute is just a dash of lemon juice or a sprinkle of lemon or lime zest.

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

The curry leave is optional and can even be left out altogether. I have read that curry leaves bring a citrus flavour/aroma so perhaps a substitute is just a dash of lemon juice or a sprinkle of lemon or lime zest.

[@faithadewumi5895]

Thank you very much and happy new year ❤️

[@Bekind542]

Can you please tell us what's the basic spices to have if not using the masala mix, and what would the ratio be for using it for a family of 4 and how much chicken for a family of 4 please?

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

Hi usually I use a range including pure chillie powder, dhania powder, jeera powder, hurdee and food colouring and mixed masala. You can also replace or swop out dhania and jeera powder sometimes with garam masala (which also contains other spices) or with the whole seed spices. Can also add some biryani mix powder or whole biryani mix. I will quickly try to get you the ratios tomorrow morning.

[@Bekind542]

@@GaithreeDeviLuckan Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

@@Bekind542 Hi, for a family of 4 you want to be using the equivalent of about 2 tbs of mixed masala - but this depends on how spicy you eat your food. If you start the with the individual spices then a simple mix to try for would be approx. 1/2 tsp each of pure chillie powder, dhania powder, jeera powder and biryani powder mix. Then add the tsp of hurdee for colour. Alternatively you can subsitute the brown powders (dhania, jeera, and biryani mix) with 1 &1/2tsp garam masala. Play around with the ratios and see what works best for you as well. If you like your food with more heat you can use additional pure chillie powder etc.

[@Bekind542]

@@GaithreeDeviLuckan Thank you, so much! I appreciate your feed back you are so kind!!I will definitely try this ratio and looking forward in doing so.I tried your roti recipe and my daughter who love roti was so impressed,she said it's the first time my roti tasted so nice! Thank you,for all that you do I appreciate it.

[@leelan5448]

Love the Lord of the rings reference!!!

[@GaithreeDeviLuckan]

That's the cameraman and producer!