This is a classic Punjabi recipe and my granddad’s favourite dish. It’s very easy to make and I’d definitely call this comfort food.
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INGREDIENTS:
1 large onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 table spoon tomato purรฉe
1 teaspoon crushed ginger
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
Chopped coriander to taste
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 teaspoons jeera
4 large potatoes, cubed
1 cup sweet garden peas, shelled
1 pinch kasuri (dry) methi, optional
METHOD:
In a non-stick pan use 1 teaspoon of oil. When hot add jeera. When jeera sizzles, add onions and lightly brown them. Add tomatoes, purรฉe, ginger, garlic and cook for about five minutes. Add a little bit of water if you think it’s too thick.
Add your masalas, followed by the methi (if using), coriander, potatoes & peas. Add a little water and cook until potatoes are done and the water from the masala has dried up.
Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander.
*Goes well with yellow or green daal with garam roti!
* Some people even add carrots to this sabzi. You can cut 2 small carrots into cubes and add with the potatoes and peas.
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This looks so yummy – and I would love to try and make it! But I’m scandinavian and I do not know what Methi or Jeera is? Is there other names for it or maybe substitutes that will work?
Your blog looks very nice!
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Hi! Jeera is cumin and methi is fenugreek. Both can be optional if not available. You can try and source cumin powder as an alternative; use 1 teaspoon. ๐
Let me know how it turns out.
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Are you adding the potatoes completely raw? Like – that takes a while to cook right?
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Yes, completely raw hence the water to stop the masala from going really brown and burning. Also that’s the reason why they’re cut into smallish cubes. For a quick and easy way to make this dish, you could parboil the potatoes. That way they’ll cook faster.
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I tried your recipe and it was very nice! I even made my own post about it cause I like Indian food a lot. Check it out here: https://malenesrecipes.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/aloo-mattar/
Do you have any suggestions for dishes I should try out?
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I saw it on your blog! Loved your signature to the dish. Isn’t it such a yummy dish? Try it with naan bread or plain rice.
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I have actually never tried Naan-bread – so maybe I should give that a try ๐
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Delicious! Best way to eat vegetables !!
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Hey, can i replace the methi with fenugreek powder instead? The fine one and in what quantities?
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Hi! If you are to use one teaspoon of the dried leaves, replace with half a teaspoon of the powder. Fenugreek is quite a strong flavour, even when you use the fresh methi. It complements the other masalas really well and gives a bit of a kick to the flavour. You’ll always be asked what’s your secret ingredient – it’s the methi!
Let me know how this works out for you.
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Thanks Kamal.
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