Indian Aloo Matar (Potato And Peas Vegetable) Recipes | Healthy Food Recipes For Kids
What is Aloo Matar?
Aloo translates to potato and matar to peas – potatoes and peas, that’s what we’re cooking today. But in the most delicious manner! This is a simple vegetarian Indian dish originating in the Punjab region of India. It is made of potatoes and peas in a spicy thick onion tomato gravy.
Ingredients needed for making this Indian Pea & Potato Curry:
- Peas: You can use fresh or frozen peas. Make sure not to overcook them or they will lose their pretty color.
- Potatoes: Make sure to cut them into even-sized cubes so that they are all cooked at the same time. If you chop them too small, they will get mushy and might dissolve in the curry. As a short-cut, or if you have leftovers to use up, you could add boiled potatoes. Obviously, this takes off some of the cooking time.
- Ground Spices: Cumin, coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper, garam masala. Flavor central!
- The holy trinity of ginger, onion, and garlic is added to the toasted spices to form the base of the gravy.
- Fresh green chilies add a bit of heat, but don’t worry – this dish is not spicy. Thai green chili pepper or Serrano pepper works well here. However, if you don’t tolerate any spice, leave it out.
- Fresh tomato puree is added for color, body, and texture.
