Aloo Vorta (spiced mashed potato)

Courtesy: Monira

It's a simple classic Bengali comfort food. Goes well with rice or just have it on it's own.

Ingredients: 

• 500 g potatoes
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 2-3 spring (green) onions finely chopped
• 1-2 cloves of garlic peeled & finely chopped
• 2 tablespoon chopped green coriander
• 1 tsp red chilli flakes or cut green chillies to taste
• 1/2 tsp Salt (to taste)
• 1 Tbsp Mustard oil or ghee (to taste)

Preparation:

• Microwave potatoes approx 8-10 minutes then peel & mash;
• Fry cut onions, green onions & garlic in mustard oil or ghee;
• Add fried onions mix, salt, green coriander & chillies to potatoes and mix, add more oil or ghee as needed so fluffy in texture;

Variations: 

• use fresh cut onions instead of fried onion (then exclude garlic)
• You can add cooked fish fingers or hard boiled eggs.