GREEN PEAS CURRY | MATAR ALOO CURRY RECIPE | DELICIOUS POTATO AND GREEN PEAS

This is very popular recipe all over India. It is an inviting dish and a nice accompaniment with Rice, Chapatti, Pulao etc. This is a healthy recipe and and can be made with least effort. This recipe can be best choice for your guests.
Let's see the Ingredients required and step by step method of cooking this recipe.

Ingredients Required For Green Peas Curry: 

Green Peas 2 cups,
Potatoes, 2 medium,
Tomatoes 1 large,
Onion 1 large,
Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp,
Coriander powder 1 tsp,
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp,
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp,
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp,
Oil 2 tbsp,
Salt as per taste,
Sugar 1/2 tsp to adjust the taste

Video Description Of Green Peas Curry Recipe:

 

 

Step By Step Method Of Cooking Green Peas Curry Recipe:

Step One: Take two cups of dry green peas and soaked it overnight. By soaking it we make them softer. 

Step Two: Add this soaked green peas into a pressure cooker and add two cups of water to it. Add salt as per taste.

Step Three: Cut some potato cubes and add it into cooker with green peas.( Cut it into big pieces so that it will not not break while boiling green peas)

Step Four: Now switch on the flame and cook it until 4 whichel comes.

Step Five: Let the steam go automatically. After that open the lid and check if green peas boiled perfectly or not. (for me its nicely boil in 4 whichel) 

Step Six: Now separate the potatoes and keep it aside into a plate. 

Step Seven: Now heat some oil into a pan and add some salt and turmeric powder into this hot oil and mix well.

Step Eight: Add potatoes into it and fry it for sometime so that potatoes get golden brown. After that keep it aside into a plate.

Step Nine: Now in the remaining oil add some cumin seeds.

Step Ten: As cumin seeds getting brown add grated onion into it and fry it nicely.

Step Eleven: Now add ginger garlic paste and mix it nicely until raw flavor gone.

Step Twelve: Now add one chopped tomato into it and mix well.

Step Thirteen: Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and some sugar to adjust the taste.

Step Fourteen: Now mix all the spices evenly and add little water so that spices do not get burnt.

Step Fifteen: As tomatoes getting soft and it starts releasing oil then add our boiled green peas.

Step Sixteen: Mix nicely and give it a nice boil.

Step Seventeen: Add fried potatoes and mix nicely.

Our green peas curry is ready. Pinch of garam masala can also be added here though I have not used.

Serve it hot with a bowl of rice or chapatti.


Some Health Benefits Of Green Peas:

1. High dietary fiber content of green peas makes it a good digestion aid. The fiber also improves the metabolism of the body by improving digestion.

2. Vitamin A is one of the essential nutrients of green peas are required for maintaining the health of mucus membranes, skin and eye-sight.

3. Green peas are a good source of B vitamins such as folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. These vitamins aid in the creation of red blood cells.