Aloo ( Potato ) mattar ( Peas ) is the most popular
dish in North India.A simple delicious gravy and a
great combo for Rotis and Parathas.
Ingredients
Potato - 2
Peas - dried/frozen/fresh - 1 cup
onions - 3
Tomato - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
coriander powder - 1 tblsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
salt - to taste
Butter - 1 tblsp
Saunf - 1/2 tsp
Method
- If using dried peas , soak it for 5 hrs.
- Peel the skin of potato and cut into cubes and pressure cook along with peas for 2 whistles.
- Take some butter in a kadai.Add onions,tomatoes.Stir it for 2 min.
- When it cooled down grind it to a nice paste.
- Take the remaining butter in the kadai.
- Add saunf , ginger garlic paste and green chillies.
- Now add the grinded paste and fry till the oil separetes.
- Then add all the powders and 1 cup of water.
- When water comes to boil add the cooked potato and peas.
- Switch off the flame when the gravy thickens.
When we visited Bombay long time ago, this is dish we ate almost everyday, love it. Looks delicious Kamala!:)
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Yumm will be delicious with some parathas to soak up all those gravies :-)
ReplyDeleteThe colour of the gravy is so good.. must be just aweseme with rotis or peas pulao.
ReplyDeleteLove this curry anytime, with anything roti or rice. Looks delicious!
ReplyDeletedelicious aloo mattar Kamala! lovely gravy.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder It's popular, It's too tasty... Looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteTasty and comfort side dish for rotis
ReplyDeleteReally good one...looks lovely
ReplyDeleteYummy Yummy entry Kamala, Aloo Mattar looks delicious, and awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteLooks so YUM!...lovely color....
ReplyDeleteExcellent recipe! Thanks
ReplyDelete--Kanchan