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Aloo Matar: Potato And Green Peas Curry Recipe Pakistani Style

Aloo Matar is a vegan side dish of Pakistani style potato and green peas dry curry recipe. It’s a humble dish that offers simplicity with full flavour.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 150 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Pakistani

Ingredients

  • 14.11 ounces new potatoes.
  • 1 ⅓ cup green peas see the note.
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste see the note.
  • ½ teaspoon whole cumin.
  • ¼ teaspoon black mustard seeds.
  • ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes.
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika powder.
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin.
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander.
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder.
  • ¾ teaspoon salt.
  • ½ cup canned tomatoes.
  • fresh coriander leaves for garnish chopped (optional).
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil.

Instructions

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  1. Scrub and wash the potatoes. And cut them into small pieces roughly ½ inch square with ¼ inch thickness. Soak the potatoes in plenty of water and set them aside. 
  2. Heat the oil in a cooking pan and put the whole cumin and black mustard seeds.
  3. Cook the spices for a few minutes until the seeds are crackling. Then add in ginger-garlic paste, salt and the rest of the spices. Fry further until they release the aroma.
  4. Next, drain the potatoes and add them to the spice mixture. Give it a good stir and cook at medium-high heat for about 5 minutes as you stir every now and again.
  5. Then add in the green peas followed by the tomatoes. Stir well and leave it to cook with the lid on. 
  6. Check and stir the potatoes every so often to prevent burning at the bottom of the pan. You can add ¼ cup of water if you find the curry dry too quickly. 
  7. Continue cooking and stirring for about 15 minutes until your aloo matar is slightly dry with oil separated from the edges. 
  8. Serve your potato and green peas curry garnished with coriander leaves.

Notes

  • You can use fresh green peas from the pods. 
  • If tinned tomatoes are not available, you can replace them with fresh tomatoes. Just chop them into small pieces. For this recipe, you only need 2 small tomatoes or 1 medium tomato. 
  • Dried chilli flakes can be substituted with red chilli powder. Feel free to adjust the amount according to your taste. 
  • Potatoes soak a lot of water. Use your judgement whether or not you need to add more water than it says in this recipe. Though ¼ cup has almost always been sufficient for this recipe. 
  • For ginger garlic paste, mince and pound ½ inch ginger with 4 garlic cloves into a paste.  

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 150kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Sodium 366mg (15%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 150

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 150kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Sodium 366mg 15%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.