RECIPES WITH MATAR (GREAN PEAS) -VEGETARIAN DISHES- RESTURANT STYLE

Mushroom Mutter curry (mushroom & green peas curry)

Traditionally one of my favourite North Indian dishes. This recipe still needs a bit of perfecting but it's a great, quick, easy meal.

MAIN INGRADIENTS 

Onion - one big size (finely chopped)

garlic cloves - 10 de skinned (cut into small pieces)

Whole Garam masala (Indian spices) - clove,cinaman,cardamum (green) 

Ginger paste - 1 table spoon

tamatoes - 4-5 medium (ripe)about 400 grams 

corainder powder - 2-3 t spoons 

cumin powder      - 1 t spoon

red chilli powder  1 t spoon ( or as per your taste)

turmeric powder  1/2 t spoon 

salt                     1 1/2 t spoon or as per your taste 

chopped mint leaves and dhania leaves 1 table spoon 

oil  2-3 table spoons 

Method 

Shallow fry the mashrooms and keep them aside ..

Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the garlic on low heat.

Add the onions and fry till soft.

Add ginger paste when onions turned to brown colour(translucent) donot add more ginger as this will make the dish bitter.

 

Add the tomatoes,let them cook for about 10 minutes on medium flame 

Add the spices and spice powders such as red chilli powder,turmeric,corriander powder,cumin powder ,salt and allow to fry for a min, stirring frequently.

Add chopped mint leaves and coariander leaves(cilantro laeves)

Now the oil ozes out from the curry... 

 Add peas, mushrooms and check the seasoning and add salt if required . Add a little water also.

Cook until the mushrooms begin to give off their juices, stirring occasionally. 

Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with chapati or naan.

ALOO MATAR 

ALOO MATTER

This is a popular north Indian dish. Potatoes and peas with spicy gravy makes a great main dish.

Recipe will serve 3 to 4.

Main Ingredients:

3 medium boiled potatoes

3/4 cup frozen green peas

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)

1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing)

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 minced green chili

2 tablespoons coriander (dhania)

1 teaspoon fennel seed powder

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon paprika (dagi mirch)

1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste

1 teaspoon mango powder amchoor

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

2 medium tomatoes sliced

About 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (hara dhania)

Method

Peal the potatoes cut them in byte size pieces.

CUT INTO CUBES

In a small bowl mix ginger, green chili, coriander, fennel seed, turmeric, and paprika with ¼ cup of water.

Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed cracks right away, the oil is ready.

Add onion and ginger garlic paste 

Add the cumin seeds, and asafetida, after cumin seeds crack add the spice mix cook until spices start leaving the oil this should take about one minute.

Next add green peas and half a cup of water and let it cook until they are tender

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Add potatoes and salt mix it well, while mixing mash few pieces of potatoes that will give thickness to gravy.

Add about 1-1/4 cups of water after it comes to boil lower the heat to medium and let it cook for about five minutes.

Add mango powder, garam masala, chopped cilantro, and slice of tomatoes mix it gently after gravy comes to boil turn off the heat and cover the pot. Tomatoes will cook with the steam.

Aloo matter is ready to serve.

Aloo matter can be served with any bread or rice.

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