Aloo Matar

Aloo Matar is a Punjabi dish which is made from potatoes and peas in a spiced creamy tomato based sauce. The sauce is generally cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, tomatoes and other spices but because it was Navratri going on I made it without using any onion and garlic. The taste was amazing, I didn’t miss the onions or garlic in the gravy at all. This is a perfect dish to make for a lunch or dinner. You can make it with little gravy to have with rice or can make it completely dry to enjoy with hot rotis.

Ingredients:

250 Gms Boiled Potatoes (cut in small pieces)

2 Tomatoes (chopped)

1 tbs Ginger

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

1 Green Cardamom

1 Black Cardamom

1 Bay leaf

½ tbs Chilli Powder

1 tbs Salt (according to taste)

1 tbs Turmeric Powder

1 tbs Curd

1 tbs Fresh Cream

½ Cup Milk

1 Small Bowl Green Peas

1-2 tbs Oil

2 tbs Butter

Little bit crushed Mint Leaves

Directions:

·         In a pan take oil and roast cumin seeds, green and black cardamom, bay leaf. Roast only for 1 minute then add tomato and ginger and roast for 2-3 minutes

·         Now put this in  a grinder and make thick paste

·         Heat butter in open pan and add the paste and add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, curd and fresh milk

·         Mix all this well and roast for 5-7 minutes

·         Add Potatoes and peas to this masala and mix it well and let it roast for 10-12 minutes on low flame

·         Once the peas become soft and masala is mixed properly together add milk and mint leaves, cover it and keep it on low flame

·         Now your  no onion and garlic Aloo Matar are ready to serve