Aloo Matar | Green Peas & Potato Curry
Made using fresh or frozen green peas along with potato cubes that are cooked in rich onion tomato gravy with basic Indian spices. This is a vegan, gluten-free, beginner & bachelor-friendly, protein-rich delicious one-pot curry recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Fresh Green Peas
- 2 Potatoes, cubed
- 1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 1 large Onion, roughly chopped
- 1 large Tomato, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- 1-2 teaspoon Jaggery / Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- Salt to taste
- Water to cook the curry
- Lemon Juice while serving
Instructions
- Cut potatoes into cubes and wash them along with peas and keep them aside along with water to stop oxidation.
- In a pan heat oil and add roughly chopped onions. Saute for 2 minutes.
- Now add one chopped tomatoes. Saute till onion and tomatoes become tender and their raw smell fades away. Set aside this mixture to cool.
- Once onion tomatoes are cooled, blend them to a fine paste. Add water only if required.
- Now in a kadhai / deep pan heat a tablespoon of oil. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell fades away.
- Then add the onion tomato paste and cook till the oil separates from the mixture.
- Cook this onion tomato mixture till it starts leaving the oil which is an indicator that the paste is cooked completely.
- Once the oil starts separating from the onion-tomato mixture, add garam masala, red chilli powder, salt. Mix well.
- Now add, green peas, cubed potatoes, water as per the gravy consistency you require, along with jaggery / sugar, mix everything well and cook the peas and potatoes on medium flame stirring occasionally.
- Adjust the gravy consistency and cook Aloo Matar (Green Peas Potato) till it’s tender. Do not cover the pan with the lid while cooking.
- Aloo Matar – Green Peas Potato Curry is ready.
- Serve hot with Roti, Paratha, Nan, POORI, or Bread. While Serving squeeze lemon over it (Optional).
Notes
I have used onion and garlic in this recipe, but you can make it without them too. Just use ginger and 2 large tomatoes instead.
If you do not have garam masala, add curry paste or cumin and coriander powder instead. There will be a difference in the taste though.
Use sugar instead of jaggery if jaggery is not available. Sweeteners helps balance the tartness of tomatoes.
