To mash the potatoes, they first need to boiled or pressure cooked and then mashed while hot to be used in different recipes. Mashed potatoes can be formed into patties or be added to gravies to give thickness.

Boiled and Mashed Potatoes Recipes for Street Food

The essence of India is its street food! The spicy food, flavorful and chatpata snacks, leave you wanting for more. Many of these street foods use aloo, or potato, as one of their main ingredients.

The mashed potato gives a smoother texture in comparison to cubed or chopped potatoes and is a lot more fun to eat. Pav Bhaji, the absolute comfort food of an Indian is made with mashed potatoes, along with a mix of other veggies, to get a thick gravy. Simple mashed potatoes can be are transformed into perfect, hot, spicy Vada Pavs, the heart of Mumbai.

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Together with crunchy onions, chaat masala, a little spice and coriander, aloo transforms into a perfect filling for a Veg Frankie. You can switch these up and add schezwan sauce to this to jazz it up.

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Similarly, mashed aloo is also used in various chaats like Pani Puri and Sev puri and even as a filling in Masala Aloo Toast Sandwiches!

Masala Toast

Boiled and Mashed Potatoes Recipes for Snacks

Mashed potatoes are easy to transform into different shapes because they are so malleable. Since they are tasteless as well, there can be so many flavor combinations that can be made with this! Aloo Cheese Croquettes are an excellent starter and snack! They are tempting, delicious and best served hot to enjoy the meltiness of the cheese inside it.

Aloo Cheese Croquettes, Potato and Cheese Rolls

Aloo Kurkure is on a similar line of making, but has a fresh minty taste to it. Served with a side of sweet and sour sauce, these will get over in a few seconds itself!

Aloo Kurkure

Noodles and potatoes particularly don’t go together but there are exceptions. Mashed potatoes work as a great binding ingredient and also provide slight change in texture to the Noodle Vegetable Cutlets.

Noodle Vegetable Cutlets

A vegetarian option to the meat galouti kebab, Makai Galouti Kebab is a delectable, melt in your mouth starter that has a creamy texture which will give any other kebab a run for its money!

Makai Galouti Kebab

Boiled and Mashed Potatoes Recipes for Indian Food

Koftas are tiny dumplings made with different ingredients that are served in different gravies. Potato Koftas in Makhani Gravy has these amazing cheese and potato koftas, doused in a creamy gravy that is rich and luscious. Mashed Potatoes also make an insane filling in Parathas!

Potato Koftas in Makhani Gravy

These Aloo Parathas are one of my favorite breakfast items which can be served with a side of cold dahi and khatta achaar or just had plain! Being a versatile ingredient, it is so convenient to add potatoes to your food!

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Hope you like this collection of Mashed potato recipes! You will find our articles on baby potato recipes and potatoe recipes of related interest.