Side dish for poori / Indian vegetarian side dish for puri. This post is a collection of 20 easy and best South Indian and North Indian Side dish recipes for poori with potato, without potato, tomato based side dish recipes, paneer and few more with Besan, Peas, Chana, mixed vegetables and some dry curry.
Most of these side dish recipes are easy to make as its done in pressure cooker and many gravies can be prepared without any grinding job. So bachelors can also try them. I have also shared some hotel style/restaurant style potato curry recipes too.
Poori / Puri is one of the most popular Indian breakfast recipes. It is loved by all irrespective of the age. The most common side dish for poori is potato masala. Kids love to have it with sugar, ketchup, jam, potato and paneer gravy. Apart from potato curry, many other gravies can also be prepared. Recently I made a list of 10 different types of poori recipes from my website. So I thought of making this list of side dish recipes that my readers would find it helpful.
In this list, you can find Tamil nadu hotel style potato masala, Onion masala without potato, Chana kurma, Potato kurma, Veg kurma, Green Peas kurma, Karnataka style Veg sagu and avarekalu sagu, North Indian restaurant style potato bhaji/ aloo subzi, Chole masala, onion tomato sabzi, dahi aloo, easy chana masala using pressure cooker, Bombay chutney, Paneer butter masala, Paneer korma, Kadai paneer and aamras recipes.
You can also find video recipes for some of the kurma recipes. I am yet to try Andhra and Kerala style potato curry recipes. I will update this list as soon as I post them. Ok, now lets see 20 different types of side dish for poori with links. Please click on the image or the title to view the particular recipe.
Do check out my 10 types of poori recipes !
20 Side Dish For Poori – Indian Vegetarian Side Dish For Puri Recipes
Ingredients
- Potato
- Paneer
- Palak
- Mixed vegetables
- Tomato
- Onion
- Field beans
- Chana
- Green peas
- Cauliflower
- Besan flour
- Mango
- Salt & water
- Green Chilli
- Spice powders
- Spices
Side dish For Poori/ Puri Recipes – South Indian, North Indian Vegetarian Side dish for Puri
Potato masala for Poori – Tamil nadu Hotel style
Potato masala is the most popular side dish for Poori in Tamil nadu hotels and households. Its the best combo that one loves to have for breakfast. In this recipe, I have shared the hotel style secret recipe of potato masala. Not only as a side dish for puri, you can also use this masala to spread in masala dosa. Do check this recipe and let me know your feedback.
Poori masala without Potato
If you are looking to make a side dish for poori without Potato, this is the perfect recipe. Its my mom’s special Onion masala for Poori. Tastes equivalent to our traditional home style Potato masala. Its my favorite as well. Do give this a try. You will also love it like me.
Hotel vegetable kurma
Here is the the most delicious Hotel Saravana bhavan style vegetable kurma / HSB kurma which can be served with Chapathi, Parotta, Idiyappam, Appam and Poori. Its an all rounder recipe and a crowd pleaser in party and get together lunch and dinner.
North Indian Potato bhaji / Aloo Sabzi
I tried this North Indian style Potato Bhaji / Aloo Sabzi at home after tasting in a dhaba. It is so easy to make and tastes finger licking delicious. Though its a North Indian recipe, there are many aloo bhaji versions like Bengali, Gujarati, Maharashtrian, Pakistani etc. Here I have shared a basic Potato gravy adding onion, tomato and masala powders. I am sure you can enjoy this sabzi with Poori & chapati as well if you like semi gravy type side dishes.
Chole masala for bhature & Puri
Chole Recipe / Chole ki sabji also known as Black chana masala is the perfect side dish for Bhature/ bhatura and puri. Chole bhatura is the one of the popular breakfast & lunch combo in North India. This is an easy version I adopted from Nita Mehta Cook book.
Chana masala in pressure cooker
Easy Chana masala using store bought Chana masala powder in a pressure cooker. Its an easy and quick one pot recipe. You can make it in Instant pot as well.
Tomato bhaji / tomato sabji
North Indian style simple tomato bhaji recipe for Poori. Its a no grind, bachelors recipe. You can enjoy with Poori as well as roti, dosa etc.
Potato Kurma – South Indian style
Yummy and tasty, South Indian style Potato Kurma recipe with ground coconut masala. Tastes good with Idli, dosa, Chapathi and Poori.
Vegetable sagu – Karnataka style
Karnataka’s most popular side dish for poori is Sagu. In most of the restaurants and food joints, potato sagu is served here. In marriage banquets and in some hotels, mixed vegetable saagu is served for poori. I have shared a similar recipe here. Do try this and share your feedback with me.
Avarekalu sagu / Field beans gravy
Sagu is a popular side dish for poori in Karnataka. This Averakalu sagu is prepared adding Field beans / Lima beans as the major ingredient. Its a seasonal side dish. People never fail to make this dish during the season.
Chana kurma / Kondakadalai kurma
South Indian style Chana Kurma (Kondakadalai kurma in Tamil) is a must try side dish for poori. Its our family favorite as well. The taste of this kurma will bring hotel flavors to you.
Green Peas kurma / Pattani kuruma
My mom makes varieties of kuruma kulambu for idli,dosa. This Green peas kurma / pattani kurma is one of its kind. I am happy that I got an easy, yummy green peas kurma that goes well not only for chapathi, poori but also for idli,dosa. I hope this kurma tastes well with mild pulao and rice varieties too. For variations, you can also add boiled potato along with peas.
Cauliflower kurma
This is my mom’s special Cauliflower kurma recipe. We call this as All rounder gravy as it goes well with idli, dosa, chapathi, poori and rice. My mom makes it during Sunday morning in bulk quantity and takes break from cooking. We relish this gravy all through the day with main courses.
Bombay chutney – An easy side dish for Poori
A simple side dish that needs no coconut, no dal, no potato is this Bombay Chutney. With besan flour, tomato as base it tastes great ! You can even skip onion and garlic on fasting / Vrat days.
Aamras
Aamras recipe is very popular side dish for Puri in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan & its made during festivals. Each recipe has its own mild variations. First I felt Poori Aamras to be an unusual combo but after I tried, I realised its taste and loved it. It was tasting like jam with poori or roti. Kids would love this combo.
Dahi aloo – Dahi wali aloo for vrat
In North India, people make dahi wale aloo during fast/Vrat for roti or poori. Dahi aloo is a yogurt based/curd based dish in which boiled potatoes are cooked with spices. It is most popular in Rajasthan. I could relate its taste to Dahi kadhi.
Tomato thokku in pressure cooker
A simple side dish for puri with just tomato and onion. Usually we make tomato thokku for Idli, dosa but surprisingly it tastes great with poori and chapathi as well. Do give this a try.
Paneer korma
A simple Paneer Korma in Mughalai style with curd, cashews & coconut masala. But use fresh curd for best results. This gravy goes well with Ghee rice and Pulao too.
Paneer Butter Masala
Poori with Paneer butter masala is my daughter’s favorite lunch box recipe. Kids would love this combo. Do give this a try for your kids.
Kadai paneer / Paneer Capsicum curry
This simple Paneer Capsicum sabzi tastes great with chapathi, pulao and poori as well. Try and let me know your feedback.
Hope you like these side dishes for poori. I will try to update this post with even more varieties. If you try any of these recipes and like it, please let me know in comments section. It will be a big motivation to share more yummy recipes with you all. Thanks for visiting this page.
Wow nice collection of recepies. Going to try some.
Thank you :)
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