One Ingredient, Many Wonders: 7 Amazing Dishes You Can Make With Just Potatoes

Aloo Paratha: A classic Indian dish, it is North indian breakfast stapled that is made from  a flatbread stuffed with a spicy mashed potato filling. Best served with butter, curd, or pickle.This dish is both comforting and filling. Crisp on the outside and soft inside and it is a true desi delight made using just basic pantry ingredients.

Batata Vada: A famous Mumbai street and everyone, it features spicy mashed potato balls dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried to golden perfection. Batata Vada is crunchy, spicy, and best enjoyed with chutneys or stuffed in pav for the iconic vada pav. 

Jeera Aloo: It's a simple Indian dish yet flavorful dry sabzi that is made by sautéing boiled potatoes with cumin seeds, turmeric, and a few spices. And this can be speciallly  paired beautifully with roti, puri, or even rice. A dish which require minimal ingredients, quick to cook, and bursting with earthy flavor.

Potato Wedges: This is global favourite snacks. Potato wedges are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and they are tossed in herbs, spices, and olive oil, later  baked or fried, they make a great snack or side dish. Also, you can serve them with variety of sauces  or enjoy as-is with a pinch of salt and black pepper.

Aloo Tikki: This street food made from potatoes is popular in North India, and aloo tikki is a shallow-fried patty made of spiced mashed potatoes. It is used in chaats or burger-style snacks. This is crisp and golden, and you can also recreate this classic at home with just boiled potatoes and basic masalas.

Mashed Potatoes: A comfort food that is creamy and buttery, made from mashed potatoes. Whether kept plain or jazzed up with garlic and herbs, mashed potatoes make an ideal side dish for any meal. And for this this you only required boiled potatoes, some butter, milk or cream, and seasoning.

Aloo Curry: There are countless regional variations of this dish, from Bengali aloo posto to South Indian aloo kurma, which are cooked in gravies with coconut, poppy seeds, or tomatoes. This dish is flavorful and hearty, and best served with rice, puri, or chapati for a wholesome meal.