Name: Masalaydaar Aloo
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1/2 cup oil; 1 chopped onion; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 kg potatoes; 1 blended tomato; 1 chicken cube; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp red chili powder; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tbsp nigella seeds

Masalaydaar Aloo

Potatoes cut like fries and cooked down with mustard and nigella seeds until soft and heavily spiced. Cheap, quick, and it never lasts on the table.

By Maham August 20, 2026 Updated September 5, 2026

Instructions 11

In 1/2 cup oil, add 1 chopped onion and 1 tbsp chopped garlic.
Sauté until lightly golden.
Add 1 kg potatoes, thinly cut into finger-shaped fries.
Cook on low flame for 3 minutes.
Now add the spices: 1 tsp red chili powder, salt to taste, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tbsp mustard seeds and 1/2 tbsp nigella seeds.
Mix well.
Add 1 blended tomato and 1 chicken cube.
Pour in 1/2 cup water and mix well.
Pressure cook for 3 minutes on medium flame.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves, green chilies, and kasuri methi and some black pepper.
Serve , spicy, flavorful, and super easy Masalaydaar Aloo.

Masalaydaar Aloo