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Aloo Pitika

আলু পিটিকা

5 min · breakfast

A breakfast hero across Assamese households — mashed potato finished with raw mustard oil and fresh shallots. The dish lives or dies on the oil.

The whole point of Aloo Pitika is the raw mustard oil drizzle at the end. If the oil isn’t sharp, isn’t fragrant, isn’t the real kachi ghani — the dish flattens.

Ingredients

  • Boiled potatoes — 3 medium, peeled
  • Bhogali Premium Kachi Ghani — 2 teaspoons, raw, for the finish
  • Shallots (or red onion) — 1 small, finely chopped
  • Green chilli — 1, finely chopped (optional)
  • Fresh coriander — a small handful, chopped
  • Salt — to taste

Method

  1. Mash the warm boiled potatoes by hand or with a fork. Leave a little texture.
  2. Add the shallots, green chilli, coriander, and salt. Mix gently.
  3. Drizzle the Bhogali mustard oil over the top. Mix once — don’t overwork.
  4. Serve immediately with hot rice, a wedge of lime, and any pickle you like.

Why it works

Cold-pressed mustard oil is volatile when raw — its sulphur-flavour compounds (the same family that makes wasabi sharp) hit the nose and palate together. That’s the moment Aloo Pitika earns its place at the table.


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