Aloo Matar ki Subzi (Potato and Green Pea Curry)

A simple and flavourful potato and green pea curry cooked in a tomato base and Indian spices

 This is a very popular, simple and delicious curry from Uttar Pradesh (India), and is  specially served with poori and bedvis. Usually we discard coriander steams but I have added them in the tomato paste to make it thick and more flavorful.

INGREDIENTS-
preparation time-10 min
cooking time-10 min
serve-4

• Boiled peas-2 cup(200 gms)
• Tomatoes-3
• Potato-3
• Green chillies-3
• Ginger-1/2 inch
• Fresh coriander steams-3/4 cup
• Fresh coriander leaves-2 tbsp
• Turmeric-1/2 tsp
• Kashmiri chilli powder-1 tsp
• Pav bhaji masala-1/4 tsp (optional)
• Coriander powder-2 tsp
• Salt-1 t.s
• Refined oil- 2 tbsp
• Cumin seeds-1 tsp
• Asfoetida-1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves-8
• Whole red chillies-2

PROCEDURE-

1. Wash and chop ginger, tomato and coriander steams and grind to make a smooth paste
2. Peel and chop potatoes in slightly big chunks and deep fry them(OR use boiled potatoes and cube them) chop green chillies in big pieces
3. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, curry leaves,whole red chillies and asafoetida.
4. When it start crackling add big pieces of green chillies, ground tomato paste ,saute for a while and add all the spices and saute till oil start separating from the masala.
5. Now add boiled peas and fried potato cubes and saute for few seconds.
6. Add 2 cups of water , cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Garnish with chopped fresh coriander and add 1/2 tsp of lemon juice if required.
8. Serve hot.

Serving suggestions-serve with roti ,poori  or any bread of your choice