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Aloo Matar
SUBMITTED BY:
Vaijayanti Tamhankar
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"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."
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PREP TIME
15 Min
COOK TIME
30 Min
READY IN
45 Min
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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
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DIRECTIONS
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.
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.
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Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by BLOTH
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Jan. 10, 2004
I gave this recipe 5 stars because it was easy to make, tasted great, and best of all, it was the first Indian dish I have ever prepared. I didn't have a wok but found that using a large, non-stick pot worked well. I substituted sesame oil for the vegetable oil but used the same quantity. I used one medium onion (diced), two seemed like an awful lot. I used a cup of tomatoe puree and, next time, I'd probably add a 1 1/2 or 2 cups of peas instead of just one. The garlic/ginger paste is a little hard to find so I substituted a finely minced concoction of a few small cloves of fresh garlic and an equal quantity of fresh ginger. The spice Garam masala is now available from the spice company McCormick and is sold at large supermarkets in my area (Giant Food in No. VA). The amount of paprika specified was to my liking (but I'm a paprika fan). Give this dish a try, you won't be disappointed!
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I gave this recipe 5 stars because it was easy to make, tasted great, and best of all, it was...
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Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2003 by AUDAX321
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AUDAX321
Jul. 7, 2003
Very good, however, there was a little too much paprika for my taste. After cutting down on that, this is a very good way to make to Aloo Matar.
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Very good, however, there was a little too much paprika for my taste. After cutting down on...
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Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2005 by
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MARFYC
Dec. 10, 2005
I made a few modifications, but it turned out to be delicious. I used a combination of fresh ginger and garlic for the garlic ginger paste. I also couldn't find the darn garam masala at the store, so I made my own mixture of cloves, cinnamon, cumin, ground mustard and tumeric (mostly tumeric). I added water to the potatoes to help them along and added the peas when adding the tomatoes, etc. I'm eating it right now, and it tastes fabulous.
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I made a few modifications, but it turned out to be delicious. I used a combination of fresh...
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Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2005 by
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LORIKAE
Jun. 3, 2005
Great recipe...I tend to change things alot though: I only used 2 potatoes, and an entire large bag of frozen peas. Also doubled or even tripled spices. Rather than sugar I used about a tsp. each of cinnamon and cloves, and rather than paprika, I used curry and chili powder to spice it up a bit. To reduce fat, I only used about a tsp. of oil and that worked just fine. Using crused or diced tomatoes rather than puree adds some moisture to the sauce to pour over rice or dip Naan into.
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Great recipe...I tend to change things alot though: I only used 2 potatoes, and an entire...
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Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2006 by
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TINAPEACOCK
Jan. 28, 2006
I thought it was good, but it really needing some spicing up. Only 1 1/2 tsp of garam masala? I probably used at least 2 TBS just in order to taste it. I used chopped garlic and ginger, worked fine. I pre-cooked the potatoes in a large pot with garlic, salt and pepper. And sauteed the onions/garlic separately, then mixed together when the potatoes were about done (about 20 mins). I also used a small can of tomato paste, and topped it off with some V8 juice (about 2 cups)... it made it nice and creamy. Added fresh tomatoes and lots of peas... some dried chili flakes. Served it over garlic-tasted pita... delish!
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I thought it was good, but it really needing some spicing up. Only 1 1/2 tsp of garam masala? ...
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Reviewed on May 27, 2004 by SHANETHESHANE
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SHANETHESHANE
May 27, 2004
This is a great dish; the recipe is easy to make and the ingredients are easy to obtain. I'd hate for someone not to try this recipe because they can't find "ginger garlic paste." It is really easy to make -- its just equal parts ginger and garlic. Peel, mince, and smash! Next time I make this I'm going to try adding some heat: cumin, tumeric, and some type of chillies.
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This is a great dish; the recipe is easy to make and the ingredients are easy to obtain. I'd...
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Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2005 by KUSKUS
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KUSKUS
Sep. 2, 2005
Not enough flavor. Too much potatoe, not enough peas.
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Not enough flavor. Too much potatoe, not enough peas.
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Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2004 by CLAMARAMA
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CLAMARAMA
Jan. 10, 2004
This was so good! I really loved it, and it's really cheap and easy to boot. I also used a large pot rather than a wok and used 12 tablespoon each of grated ginger and crushed garlic rather than the ginger garlic paste. If you don't have garam masala on hand, don't buy it from the spice department of your grocery store - it's far too expensive that way. Go to a grocery store with a good natural foods section and buy it in bulk. I bought more of it in bulk for $2.00 than you can get for $7.00 in the bottle.
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This was so good! I really loved it, and it's really cheap and easy to boot. I also used a...
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Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2007 by
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MEWUBHERVARD
Apr. 17, 2007
This tasted pretty good at first, but quickly got old. It's essential to partly cook the potatoes first. Through doing this there's no need to add extra tomato puree, as this just made the meal too soupy. With those couple of changes I think this would make an average side dish, but nothing spectacular.
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This tasted pretty good at first, but quickly got old. It's essential to partly cook the...
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Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2005 by
HAILBUZZY
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HAILBUZZY
Nov. 29, 2005
Loved this recipe! We used spicy Hungarian paprika, so I reduced it by 1/2 tsp and we added 1/2 cup more peas after reading some of the other reviews. It turned out fantastic! I think a lot of how this turns out has to do with the ginger garlic paste. We used 'Patak's Original' brand 'Spicy Ginger & Garlic Marianade & Grill Sauce Tandoori Mild'. If you are from areas where you have HEB Central Market stores - that is where we found our's. We also use it in the Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken) recipe from this site and it is just fabulous!
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