Aloo Matar Recipe
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Aloo Matar

By: Vaijayanti Tamhankar  
"Here is a delightful dish - potatoes and peas in a tomato puree sauce. It's pretty easy to rustle up, and adds zing to any meal. The best thing is that all of the ingredients are readily available. Serve hot with naan, puris, rotis, or plain rice."

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What to Drink?
Wine Riesling
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 medium onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup tomato puree
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Stir in the onions, ginger garlic paste, and bay leaf. Cook until the onions are tender. Mix in the potatoes and peas. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf.
  2. Stir the tomato puree, garam masala, paprika, sugar, and salt into the vegetable mixture. Continue cooking about 10 minutes. Mix in the cilantro and continue cooking about 2 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 487 | Total Fat: 14.5g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by BLOTH 
I gave this recipe 5 stars because it was easy to make, tasted great, and best of all, it was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2006 by TINAPEACOCK 
I thought it was good, but it really needing some spicing up. Only 1 1/2 tsp of garam masala? ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2003 by AUDAX321 
Very good, however, there was a little too much paprika for my taste. After cutting down on... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2005 by MARFYC 
I made a few modifications, but it turned out to be delicious. I used a combination of fresh... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2005 by LORIKAE 
Great recipe...I tend to change things alot though: I only used 2 potatoes, and an entire... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2004 by SHANETHESHANE 
This is a great dish; the recipe is easy to make and the ingredients are easy to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by CLAMARAMA 
This was so good! I really loved it, and it's really cheap and easy to boot. I also used a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2005 by KUSKUS 
Not enough flavor. Too much potatoe, not enough peas. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2007 by MEWUBHERVARD 
This tasted pretty good at first, but quickly got old. It's essential to partly cook the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2005 by HAILBUZZY 
Loved this recipe! We used spicy Hungarian paprika, so I reduced it by 1/2 tsp and we added... MORE

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