Aloo Matar | Potato Peas Curry
Ingredients
4 medium
Potato
1 cup
Green peas
2 medium
Onion
2 medium
Tomato
1 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp
Jeera/Cumin
2
Green chillies
½ tsp
Red chilli powder
½ tsp
Jeera/Cumin powder
½ tsp
Coriander powder
½ tsp
Garam masala
½ tsp
Turmeric powder
3 tsp
Oil
3 tsp
Coriander leaves
(roughly chopped)
Water
as required
Salt
to taste
Instructions
Prep
Wash, peel the skin & cut potatoes into small cubes. Put cut potatoes in enough water to cover them. This keeps potatoes from turning dark.
Finely chop Onion & tomatoes or grind them to paste separately. Slit green chillies.
Method
In a pressure cooker heat oil, add jeera & let it sizzle.
Once jeera is sizzled, add finely chopped onion & fry till its golden brown.
Add ginger garlic paste, sauté until intense smell of ginger garlic paste is gone.
Now add tomato paste & spice powders (turmeric, red chilli, coriander & cumin powder) to onion mixture. Sauté till onion tomato & spice mixture start releasing oil.
Add cubed potatoes & peas, sauté in medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
Add Garam masala powder, salt & water, mix well. Add water & adjust the consistency of curry as desired.
Pressure cook for 2 whistle.
Once pressure subsides, open the cooker add coriander leaves & mix well.
Serve hot with chapathi, roti & pulka.