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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (69)

What to Drink?

Wine Riesling
Beer Beer
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 Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by BLOTH   view full review
I gave this recipe 5 stars because it was easy to make, tasted great, and best of all, it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2006 by TINAPEACOCK   view full review
I thought it was good, but it really needing some spicing up. Only 1 1/2 tsp of garam masala? ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2005 by LORIKAE   view full review
Great recipe...I tend to change things alot though: I only used 2 potatoes, and an entire...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2003 by AUDAX321   view full review
Very good, however, there was a little too much paprika for my taste. After cutting down on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2005 by MARFYC   view full review
I made a few modifications, but it turned out to be delicious. I used a combination of fresh...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2005 by KUSKUS   view full review
Not enough flavor. Too much potatoe, not enough peas.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by CLAMARAMA   view full review
This was so good! I really loved it, and it's really cheap and easy to boot. I also used a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2004 by SHANETHESHANE   view full review
This is a great dish; the recipe is easy to make and the ingredients are easy to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2007 by MEWUBHERVARD   view full review
This tasted pretty good at first, but quickly got old. It's essential to partly cook the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2005 by HAILBUZZY   view full review
Loved this recipe! We used spicy Hungarian paprika, so I reduced it by 1/2 tsp and we added...

 

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