Aloo Mutter (Potato and Green Peas Curry)

I was browsing through my recipes and I realised that I haven’t added many potato recipes that I often prepare. So, I thought I would start with the basics and most commonly prepared recipes in every Indian household. The first one that came to mind was Aloo Mutter (Potato and Green peas curry). I am sure everyone of us love this recipe and also this is a very easy and quick side dish for roti or plain rice.

Ingredients:

Potato/Aloo – 2 big (boiled, peeled and diced)

Green peas/mutter – ½ cup

Onions – ¼ cup (finely chopped)

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 5

Asafoetida/hing – a pinch

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Red chili powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – ½ tsp

Cumin powder – ¼ tsp

Garam masala powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander leaves – to garnish

Salt – to taste

Oil – 1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a skillet and add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds and fry for few seconds. Add the curry leaves and hing and let splutter.
2. Add the onions and fry till it turns golden brown.
3. Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder , garam masala powder and fry for about a minute. Add little water if needed.
4. Add the potatoes, green peas, salt and cook covered for about 2 minutes so that all the spices are blended well.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from heat.
6. Serve as an accompaniment with rice or roti.

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