Aloo Matar Recipe

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Summary

Preparation Time20 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings3
CuisineIndianCourseMain Dish
MethodFrySpecialityComplete Meal
Main IngredientVegetable

Ingredients

 
Potatoes(medium sized) - 2 cubed,GreenPeas-1/2 cup ,Oil - 4 Tbsp
 
Purees
 
Onion - 1 1/2(chopped finely),Tomatoes- 2 (Puree),Ginger,Garlic paste - 1 tsp
 
Spices
 
Whole dry red chilli - 1(broken to half),Cloves- 2,Bay leaves - 2,Cinnamon stick- 1",Badi Elachi - 1 (crushed),Coarsly ground coriander seeds -1/2 tsp .
 
Masala powders
 
Garam masala - a pinch,Kashmiri Chili Powder - 1 1/2 tsp,Amachur Powder - 1 tsp,Kitchen King masala - 1 tsp,Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
 
Other Ingrediants
 
Salt - to taste,Water- 1 cup,Creame - 2 Tbsp,Chopped Coriander leaves,

Directions

1)Heat 1Tbsp of oil in a kadai and fry the onions till brown.Cool it and make a puree of it.

2) Heat remaining oil in a pressure pan. Add all the spices to it and allow it to fry till a good aroma arise.

3) Add ginger garlic paste and saute for sometime.Then add the pureed onion to it and fry till it turns slight brown

4) Add the tomatoe puree and fry for sometime.Add all the masala powders and saute till it leaves oil.

5) Now add peas and potatoe cubes and fry well.

6) Stir in creame

7) Add enough water,salt and Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.

Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or roti or naan or chaapati.

Comments

A.Deena Thomas says :

can u plz tell me wat creame is to be added? this recipe seems to be a gud one. also wat is amachur powder n kitchen king masala? can i get them in all hypermarkets?
Posted on: 2 May 2010 - 8:16am

shantihhh says :

One of my all time favourites-real comfort food. Shanti/Mary-Anne
Posted on: 14 May 2008 - 2:12pm

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