Name: Aloo matar (potato and pea curry)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: en
Ingredients: 3 potatoes (medium size ; remove skin and cut into chunks); 1 tsp turmeric powder; 5 shallots (remove skin); 5 garlic (remove skin); 1 tsp plain chilli powder; 1 cup frozen green peas; 1 1/2 tbsp yoghurt (lightly beaten); Salt (for taste); 2 tbsp oil; 4 red chillies (4 to 5 dried ; cut/snip into pieces); 3 sprigs curry leaves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds

Aloo matar (potato and pea curry)

Main Dish

6 servings

20 min

40 min

Easy

Creamy, spicy and aromatic and with soft tender potatoes and green peas.

Preparation

Simmer potatoes with shallots, garlic, turmeric powder, chilli powder and enough water.
When potatoes becomes soft and mushy, add green peas and season with salt.
Stir and simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and gently combine in yoghurt.
In another pan/wok, quickly fry the tempering ingredients.
Tip into curry and stir.