Aloo Matar Recipe | Potato Peas | Aloo Matter Sabzi | आलू मटर सब्ज़ी

Aloo (Potato) Matar (Peas) is very simple dry and gravy vegetable served with chapatti (रोटी) and prantha.

Health Benefits of Aloo (Potato): Good source of Carbs, Fiber, Vitamin C, B6, Manganese and Potassium.
Health Benefits of Matar (Peas): Excellent source of Protein, Fiber helps in Digestion, Iron, Good for Heart, Eyes and Skin

Please follow step-by-step recipe to make delicious Aloo Matar sabzi (आलू मटर सब्ज़ी) at home :-

Ingredients

• 3 medium sized Potato – Cut in Cubes
• ¾ cup of Matar (Green Peas) – Frozen or Fresh
• 2 medium Onions _ Finely Chopped
• 2 medium Tomatoes – Finely Chopped or Pureed
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 Green Chili – Finely Chopped
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• ½ tsp Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
• Pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder (Dhaniya Powder)
• ¼ tsp Haldi (Turmeric)
• ½ or ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirch Powder)
• ½ or ¼ tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Kasuri Methi
• Salt to Taste
• Water as required…

Instructions

• Heat vegetable oil in a pressure cooker. When oil is hot, add Jeera and hing
• Once Jeera begin to crackle, add chopped onions and chopped green chilis. Fry until onions turn golden or pink
• Now add Ginger-Garlic paste and saute for 30-40 sec. until raw smell goes away
• Turn the flame to low and add coriander powder, haldi, red chili powder, mix it well and saute for 30 sec.
• Now add chopped tomatoes or pureed tomatoes and mix them well. Add Salt and cook until oil begins to seperate.
• Add cut Aloo (potato) and Matar (green peas). Mix it well and saute for 2 min.
• Add water just to cover the potatoes (aloo) and pressure cook for 2 whistles or one whistle and then cook on low flame for 10 min.
• Once the pressure tranquil down, mash some of the pieces of potato (aloo) to thicken the gravy  
• Add Garam Masala, crushed kasuri methi and mix it well.
• Finally, serve Aloo Matar sabzi with Roti (Chapati), Parantha or even rice.

Tips

• If you want to make this recipe in a pan or kadai so firstly, pressure cook (boil) aloo (potato) for 2 whistles and boil 70% green peas separately