10 desi Indian dishes among Top 100 Potato Dishes in the world

For Indians, potato is not just a root vegetable, it's a sensory delight that can fix any savoury dish. From dal to meat, it pairs well with every ingredient and that's the reason, it is called the King of Vegetables. Rich in carbohydrates, they serve as an excellent source of energy, while also providing fiber, vitamin C, potassium, and antioxidants. This root vegetable is not just celebrated in India, but across the world too. Taste Atlas celebrating the versatility of this vegetable through a list of Top 100 Potato Dishes in the world. Interestingly, the list features 10 desi Indian dishes from across Indian states. Scroll down to read and let us know how many of these you haven't tried till today.

It is one of Mumbai's most famous breakfast and snack delight and consists of vada, or spicy mashed potatoes that are deep-fried in chickpea batter, and pav, or white bread rolls. This iconic street food is said to have originated from a street vendor named Ashok Vaidya, who worked near the Dadar train station in the 1960s and 1970s, the website reads.

This traditional main course dish is made with potatoes, cauliflower, onions, and a variety of spices, which are all slowly simmered and usually served with rice, bread, chutneys, or a cucumber salad.

It is a popular vegetarian street food item and is made with potato, gram flour, hot peppers, red chilli, ginger, garlic, curry leaves, and mustard seeds. The dish is typically served with a chutney consisting of shredded coconut, tamarind, and garlic.

It is a flavourful snack that consists of potatoes (aloo) and onions made into croquettes (tikki), which are then flavored with various spices and deep-fried.Aloo tikki is often garnished with onion, chutney, coriander, or hot chiles, and it is usually served with yogurt or chickpeas.

It is a flavourful street food of Mumbai and consists of two parts. First is, ragda, which is a dried yellow pea stew, and pattice, referring to a fried mashed potato patty. It is typically served with various chutneys, then topped with papadi and sev.

Bonda is a bite-sized fried Indian snack and is made with a spicy mashed potato filling that is dipped in gram flour batter, then fried until crispy. It is believed that the original bonda, which includes only mashed potatoes, originated in southern India.

It is said to be originated from Kutch in Indian Gujarat and consists of ladi pav buns and a filling that is made with mashed potatoes and a spice mix usually consisting of coriander, turmeric, cardamom, fennel seeds, coriander, chili peppers, and other spices.The filling is topped with roasted peanuts, pomegranate seeds, and sev.

This traditional dish is a combination of potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, dried hot peppers, turmeric, salt, and oil.The garlic is fried in oil until it browns, and the cumin, hot peppers, and turmeric are then added to the pot and fried with the garlic. Next, tomatoes, salt, spinach, and potatoes are added to the pot, and aloo palak is simmered over low heat until the water evaporates and the oil separates, the website reads.

It is also a traditional dish and is a combination of potatoes, cumin seeds, oil, chili peppers, red chili powder, turmeric, coriander, salt, and lemon juice. The potatoes are steamed or cooked, then fried in oil with herbs, chili peppers, and spices. Once prepared, these spiced potatoes are usually served warm or hot with flatbreads such as paratha or chapati.

It is also called alu dum and is a traditional dish with origins in Kashmir. The dish consists of potatoes, tomatoes, and onions that are cooked together in curry or masala sauce.

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