Creamy Yogurt based potato salad with fresh green chilies, potatoes and simple spices makes for an elegant potato salad!
Are you still eating potato salads??
I mean I know it’s all the rage around 4th of July when you are doing tons of BBQ, hanging out with your friends or simply cooking outdoors. It’s still hot so most of the time I don’t really like cooking elaborate meals and that’s when meals like these come to existence. This potato salad is my all time favorite! And when I say that I mean like serious all-time-favorite since I have been eating this since I was a kid. It was sort of a summer ritual at our home.
My mother would make this creamy cilantro potato salad at least one day of the week during hot Indian summer and I would lick my bowl clean. The FLAVORS! Super simple yet the taste rocks. Green chilies imparts heat while yogurt & cilantro keeps it cool making it an ideal or should I say a must summer salad! And ROASTED CUMIN SEEDS!! Do not skip those. I mean seriously they are like minute flavor packed seeds and once you roast them, the flavor intensifies and let me warn you that your kitchen & house will smell amazing! Trust me.
If you want to get extra fancy, you can certainly add boiled egg slices, may be some roasted greens like asparagus on the side but I must say it’s GREAT as it is. Just go with what I say and make it exactly the way it’s described here. You will love it, guaranteed. And and it stores well too! So you can take the leftovers to work! Your work friends will be jealous (I wish I had work friends but working from home means my only work friend is my laptop and well, kitchen!)
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- 2 potatoes, boiled, peeled & chopped finely
- ¾ cup thick yogurt, plain or greek
- Salt to taste
- 1-2 tsp roasted & crushed cumin seeds (as per taste)
- 1-2 green chilies, chopped fine
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- Few grape tomatoes, chopped in half (optional)
- In a bowl, add yogurt, salt, green chilies & cumin. Stir it all together. To it add chopped potatoes and cilantro and mix again. Taste and adjust salt, cumin seeds, green chilies or cilantro as per you taste. You can at the end add some grape tomatoes for a nice color.
- Chill before serving or serve at room temperature.
- It stays good covered in refrigerator for 1-2 days.
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Mmmm loving the roasted cumin seeds!! so yum!
I have a ton of potatoes coming out of my garden right now so yes, I’m still eating potato salads!! 🙂 This one sounds so yummy… I LOVE fresh cilantro! Such a flavorful way to kick it up!
Oh cilantro potato salad? Sold! This sounds amazing, Ami! I love cilantro so this is perfect for me!
I love how you have jazzed up potato salad. We always use Greek yoghurt in ours and it’s nice to have all the creaminess without all the calories.
I absolutely love potato salads, and am happy to eat some all year round. This recipe sounds like such a healthy alternative compared to most mayo filled recipes. And, it also sounds so flavorful. Will have to try it out!
This potato salad looks awesome! Love the use of cilantro, need to try it!
This salad looks delicious!! I make something very similar.. but have never tried adding roasted cumin.. will definitely do it next time.. 🙂
I’d lick the bowl clean if I had this too – love the Greek yogurt in it! So totally delicious!
What an awesome looking hearty and flavorful salad! Addtion of roasted cumin is just amazing, Ami!
Simple yet delicious!! Wil try for sure 🙂