Aloo Matar | Potatoes and Green Peas (vegan, gluten-free, healthy)

A classic Punjabi Dish... Aloo Matar is potatoes and green peas cooked in a tomato gravy.

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Moving along, for dinner I made a classic Punjabi dish called Aloo Matar, which is essentially potatoes and green peas sauteed with Indian spices in a tomato gravy. There are so many variations of Aloo Matar, however I wanted to create a version that didn't have too much gravy and I wanted to achieve a yellowish-green color for my dish. How did I do it? I added more turmeric powder, used only one tomato, and topped the dish off with fresh cilantro leaves. This dish goes really well with Roti/Naan. Hope you love it!

How to make Aloo Matar step by step?

Start by chopping the garlic, ginger, and onions.

Heat a pot on medium heat, once hot, add avocado oil, then add the cumin seeds.

Once they start sizzling, add the asafoetida and turmeric powder. Cook for about 5 seconds.

Now add the ginger and garlic. Saute for 15 seconds or so.

Add the onions and salt. Saute for about 8-10 minutes. Keep checking to make sure the onions don't burn.

In the meantime, chop the tomato.

After 8-10 minutes, this is how the onions should look.

Add the tomato, red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt. Combine.

Lower the heat to dial #3, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

In the meantime, peel and cube the potatoes.

After 10 minutes, onion and tomato should form a paste-like consistency.

Add the potatoes and salt. Stir.

Add 1 cup of frozen green peas. Stir.

Add 1 cup of water.

Cover and Cook

Stir. Cover with a lid and allow this to simmer for 25 minutes on dial #3. Keep checking in between.

In the meantime, chop the cilantro.

This is what you should have after 25 minutes. Check the potato and make sure it is soft and edible. Add garam masala and turn off the stove. Adjust salt.

Add cilantro.

Combine. And there is that yellowish-green color I wanted. Wait at least 15 minutes before serving, this will allow all the flavors to combine.

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Aloo Matar | Potatoes and Green Peas (vegan, gluten-free, healthy)

5 from 2 votes

By: Nisha

Delicious Aloo Matar made with potatoes and green peas in a tomato gravy.

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings 4 servings

Calories 200 kcal

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 tablespoon avocado oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon hing or asafoetida, for gluten-free, use gf hing
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic, grated
• ▢ 1 inch ginger, grated
• ▢ 1 cup white onion, chopped
• ▢ 1 ¼ cups roma tomatoes, chopped or 3 roma tomatoes
• ▢ ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoon coriander powder
• ▢ salt to taste
• ▢ 400 grams russet potatoes, 1-inch cubes
• ▢ ¾ cup frozen green peas
• ▢ 1 cup water, depends on how much gravy you want
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon garam masala
• ▢ ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

 

• Start by chopping the garlic, ginger, and onions.
• Heat a pot on medium heat, once hot, add Olive Oil, add the cumin seeds.
• Once they start sizzling, add the asafoetida and turmeric powder. Cook for about 5 seconds.
• Now add the ginger and garlic. Saute for 15 seconds or so.
• Add the onions and salt. Saute for about 8-10 minutes. Keep checking to make sure the onions don't burn.
• In the meantime, chop the tomato.
• After 8-10 minutes, this is how the onions should look.
• Add the tomato, red chili powder, coriander powder, and salt. Combine.
• Lower the heat to dial #3, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, peel and cube the potatoes.
• After 10 minutes, this is how the onion and tomato should look, should form a paste-like consistency.
• Add the potatoes and salt. Combine.
• Add 1 cup of frozen green peas. Combine.
• Add 1 cup of water.
• Stir. Cover with a lid and allow this to simmer for 25 minutes on dial #3. Keep checking in between.
• In the meantime, chop the cilantro.
• This is what you should have after 25 minutes. Check the potato and make sure it is soft and edible. Add garam masala and turn off the stove. Adjust salt.
• Add cilantro.
• Combine. And there is that yellowish-green color I wanted. Wait at least 15 minutes before serving, this will allow all the flavors to combine.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 22mgPotassium: 677mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 625IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

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