Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Aaloo Mutter

This is a simple recipe for potato+peas.

Ingredients:
2 medium potatoes - washed and cut into squares
1 cup fresh peas - washed and shelled (u can used frozen thawed peas as well)
3 medium tomatoes - pureed
2 green chillies - chopped finely (optional)
1/2 inch ginger root - chopped finely
2 cups water
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 pinch asaefotedia
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp dhania (coriander) powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric) powder
1/4 tsp Garam Masala
1/4 tsp amchoor (dried mango powder)

Coriander leaves - chopped finely for garnish

Method:
In a pressure cooker, heat the oil and add asaefotedia. After 2-3 seconds, add cumin seeds. When they start spluttering, add the green chillies, ginger and tomato puree. Along with that, add all the dry spices (except garam masala and amchoor). Now roast this a bit on low heat - till it starts leaving oil. Now add the cut potatoes and the peas along with the water. Put the lid on the pressure cooker, and cook it for abt 3 whistles (~10 minutes)
When the cooker cools a bit, open it up, mash 2-3 pieces of potatoes , add the garam masala and the amchoor powder.
Garnish with the coriander leaves when serving with rotis.

PS: the quantities of red and green chillies are variable - based on how spicy u want the subzi to be

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