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Ayurvedic Dravya · Vegetable · — kcal / 100g

Potato

Also known as: aloo

Potato is a traditional Ayurvedic vegetable valued for its sweet, astringent taste and cooling potency.

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Potato — Ayurvedic Vegetable & USDA Nutrition

Potato — Rasa: Sweet, Astringent · Virya: Cooling · Vipaka: Sweet · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Increases (+2) Pitta: Pacifies (-1) Kapha: Neutral (0)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Sweet, Astringent
Vīrya (Potency)
Cooling
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Sweet
Guṇas (Qualities)
Light, Dry, Rough
Digestibility & Agni
3/5 · Agni -1
Seasons & Timing
Hemanta, Shishira · Midday

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

Potato is a traditional Ayurvedic vegetable valued for its sweet, astringent taste and cooling potency.

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Always cook with fat and carminative spices (ajwain, cumin, hing); dry potato preparations are among the most vata-aggravating foods.

Classical Provenance: Post-classical (New World); modern Ayurvedic texts.

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • cooked with ghee, cumin and ajwain (essential for vata)
  • aloo-methi
  • mashed with warm milk and ghee

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

  • Contraindication: vata excess (dry preparations: chips, fries)
  • Contraindication: nightshade sensitivity
  • Contraindication: arthritis (traditional nightshade caution)

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Potato

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1 medium (173g):

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Ayurvedic Recipes Using Potato

Aloo JeeraLunch · 39 min

Aloo Jeera

Aloo Jeera is a softly cooked, moderately seasoned vegetable dish. Vata: cook it fully and add a touch more ghee. Pitta:...

Aloo ParathaBreakfast · 45 min

Aloo Paratha

Aloo Paratha is a freshly cooked griddle bread with restrained fat. Vata: serve soft with ghee and a moist accompaniment...

Baked Vegetable CutletSnack · 53 min

Baked Vegetable Cutlet

These vegetable cutlets are bound with ground rice flakes and baked rather than deep-fried. Vata: serve with a moist chu...

Bengali Baked Dhokar DalnaLunch · 45 min

Bengali Baked Dhokar Dalna

Baking gives these Bengali lentil cakes structure without deep frying Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the m...

Bengali Cabbage Chickpea GhontoLunch · 45 min

Bengali Cabbage Chickpea Ghonto

Chickpeas turn slow-cooked cabbage into a complete Bengali ghonto Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the meal ...

Bengali Mung ShuktoLunch · 45 min

Bengali Mung Shukto

Bitter vegetables and a pale seed gravy define this Bengali shukto Vata: eat a modest portion with warm rice and enough ...

Bengali Potato Poppy Seed CurryLunch · 45 min

Bengali Potato Poppy Seed Curry

A creamy poppy coating defines this Bengali potato preparation Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the meal fee...

Bengali Pumpkin Bean ChorchoriLunch · 45 min

Bengali Pumpkin Bean Chorchori

Pumpkin binds several vegetables into a soft-edged Bengali chorchori Vata: serve it warm and add a little ghee if the me...

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