Hungarian potato pasta(Krumplis tészta)
Hungarian potato paprika is another traditional dish, budget-friendly, super simple and delicious. It is also called ‘grenadir mars’, however we mention only potato pasta in Hungarian homes.
It is a no meat main course, even vegans can have it if you use no egg pasta. Make sure you have some pickles to serve with and you will also need lots of ground black peppers.
Recipe
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) dried square pasta
- 500 grams (17.6 ounces) of potatoes, peeled, cut into smaller cubes
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon of sweet paprika powder
- vegetable oil
- ground black pepper
- salt
- pickles to serve
Directions:
In a pot, sauté the onions in vegetable oil over low heat, stirring frequently, until translucent. Do not let them burn. Salt lightly to help tenderize them.
Remove the pot from the heat, add the sweet Hungarian paprika, stir. Do not burn the paprika, or it will become bitter.
Add the peeled and cubed potatoes and pour in just enough water to cover, salt to taste and cook until the potatoes are soft and gravy. Once potatoes are totally soft and the water is almost completely evaporated, mash potatoes roughly with a potato masher or fork.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water according to package instructions, rinse and drain.
Stir pasta into the potato mixture, season with salt and ground black pepper.
Serve warm with pickles.
Enjoy!
I make this all the time and I have shown my brother how to make it also. My late mother use to make it for us when we were children and I learnt it of her.
love this dish! My mom uses left over mashed potatoes. Sooo good!
When she was little she remembers asking for mashed potatoes like the Americans ate. Her parents were immigrants from Hungary to Akron, Ohio and they did not make them.
I have been making this for years, I learned it from a Hungarian woman I knew long ago. I never knew the name of it and my daughter and I called it, “ponood” as a joke name. It is one of my favorite meals in the world. We put a dollop of sour cream on top. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I always have waited until I had left over mashed potatoes so I didn’t make it as often as I would have like to. Now I can have it all the time!
Hello Liza,
Thank you for sharing your story, I am so glad that my recipe brings back good memories and now you can enjoy this delicious dish all the time.:)
Warm regards,
Agnes
All unhealthy carbs but my Hungarian husband likes it. I think its gross.
My sister up in New York State makes iy on a regular basis, I make it maybe once in a year. My mother cooked the cubed potatoes without any water, just put a lid on the pot that will be sufficient moister to cook the potatoes. Add the paprika on the potato after it is soft and crisp from frying, than add the noodles and mix and truly enjoy the delicious potatoes and noodles.
Just cooked this..ate it..what a delight
Thank you sharing the recipe
My daughters favourite so I had to learn how to make it !
Hi Sunil,
I am glad you like this recipe and your daughters were happy with the result. 🙂
My hungarian grandmother made this Friday nights because when we abstained from meat. Couldnt find her recipe. She use to put in casserole and heat in oven once done.
I dont remember her using oil. I though maybe margarine.
Is there anyway I can get a printed copy of your recipe.
Making it today.
Thank you.
This is absolutely one of the best complimentary carb dishes and very vegan friendly. Great for bulking up! Love this
Can you reheat this? I want to make it for a potluck at my son’s school.
Hi Melissa,
Yes. you can rehat it.
Agnes
Have printed off so many recipes, these are most authentic, as I had not written many of them down when my mother was alive, for twenty years had not had any hungarian meals, but now they are staples in my household. The family love and remember them so much, very nostalgic and homely. We had the plum dumplings last night, oh what bliss. Enjoyed by us all.
Aloha from Maui. I often make this for dinner for my American Husband,and serve with cucumber salad. My only problem i cant find any good noodles what we had ,like a big square one.But still taste good.Judit