Aloo matar recipe with step by step photos and video. This is a simple yet delicious Punjabi style aloo matar gravy which we often make at home. The recipe is an easy home style potato peas curry and not a restaurant-style dish.

Simple home style food is usually easier and quick to make. what I specially like about these recipes is that they are made with minimal ingredients and yet taste good. They also do not require much cooking expertise.

I prefer to use fresh peas than frozen ones in any dish where matar is one of the main ingredient. if you do not have fresh green peas, then you can use frozen ones too. Here I used fresh peas which were freezed.

I generally buy 2 kilos of fresh peas and then pod them. After all the green peas are collected, I store them in the freezer in an air tight box. Afterwards you can use these freezed peas to make variety of matar recipes.

In case you are interested, there is also a recipe of Dry aloo matar already posted. I make the dry version of aloo matar when I plan to serve it with dal or a simple kadhi (yogurt based curry).

This aloo matar gravy recipe can be served with roti or parathas or pooris.

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How to make aloo matar

Preparation

1. Take ½ cup chopped onion, 1 cup chopped tomatoes, ½ inch ginger (chopped) and 3 to 4 garlic (chopped) in a grinder or blender jar.

2. Without adding any water, grind or blend to a smooth paste.

3. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a thick bottomed pot or pressure cooker. Add ½ tsp cumin seeds and crackle them.

4. Then add the ground onion-tomato paste.

5. Stir well and then add 1 tbsp malai (cream). Instead of cream you can also add almond powder or cashew powder.

6. The masala mixture splutters, so cover the pot or cooker partly with a lid.

7. Once the mixture stops spluttering, then remove the lid and saute.

8. Do stir often so that the masala does not get browned from the base.

9. Saute the ground paste till the oil releases from the sides. The masala paste will also thicken.

10. Then add a generous pinch of asafoetida, ½ tsp red chili powder and ¼ tsp turmeric powder. Stir and mix the spice powders with the rest of the sauteed masala paste.

Making aloo matar gravy

11. Now add 1 cup green peas and 2 large potatoes (peeled & diced).

12. Stir and saute for a minute.

13. Pour 1.5 cups water if cooking in a pot. If pressure cooker then add 1 cup water and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles till the potatoes & peas are cooked completely.

14. Season with salt.

15. Stir well and cover the pot.

16. Simmer till the potatoes and peas are cooked well. If required, you can add some more water. in a pot, it will take about 25 to 30 minutes when being simmered on a low to medium flame.

17. Lastly sprinkle ½ tsp garam masala powder. Stir again.

17. Then add 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.

18. Stir well and Serve Punjabi aloo matar gravy hot with pooris or chapatis or rice or paratha.

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