Aloo Mutter | Avg Rating: | Reviews (1) |
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
• Onion, red | 1/2 medium | |
• Tomatoes | 1/2, 14.5 oz can diced or 2 medium |
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• Peas, frozen | 1 cup | |
• Potato, red | 1 lb. about 3 medium | |
• Water | 1 cup or as needed | |
• Cumin seed | 1 tsp | |
• Red chili powder | 1/4 tsp | |
• Turmeric | 1/4 tsp | |
• Garam Masala | 1/2 tsp | |
• Salt | 1 tsp | |
• Cilantro, chopped | 2 Tbsp | |
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Directions:
- Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Dice the onions and tomatoes.
- Heat 2 Tbsp oil to a medium heat (4) in a 2 qt saucepan. When hot (but not smoking), add the cumin seeds. They will crack in a few seconds. Add in the onion and sauté until translucent.
- Add in the diced tomato (with juice) and spices except for the garam masala. Sauté for about 10 minutes until the tomatoes are softened.
- Add in the peas, water and potato. Heat to boiling then reduce the heat (3), cover and simmer until done, about 20 minutes. Uncover and mash a few of the potato chunks against the side of the pan and stir in. This will thicken the sauce.
- Add or boil off water as needed so that there is a thick sauce around the vegetables.
- In the last few minutes, stir in the garam masala and cilantro.
Notes:
Serve with brown basmati rice or chapatti/roti/nan.
This recipe is simplified for ease of preparing. Even though a few spices are eliminated (asafetida, coriander, ginger) it still remains a tasty side dish. The main entrée dish, perhaps a paneer curry can have the full array of spices. Optionally, a squeeze of lemon or 1 tsp of amchoor can be added when done to give a little tart flavor.
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