Here’s a quick curry recipe you can whip up with simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.
It’s a Potato & Sweet Pea Curry called Aloo Matar, or Aloo Mutter. It’s a home-style Punjabi curry with a spiced tomato based sauce.
Aloo Matar is a comfort food that’s perfect on a chilly night, along with a side of warm flat bread like chapatti, naan, or roti prata. Or with a bowl of basmati rice or brown rice.
With familiar ingredients and a short cooking time, this Potato & Sweet Pea Curry is a great recipe to start with for anyone new to making curry.
ust sauté shallot (or yellow onion), ginger, garlic, and a bay leaf, until everything is aromatic. Add in the tomatoes, along with our handcrafted Sweet Curry Powder and Garam Masala – to create the base flavor for the curry. Then add in the potatoes and sweet peas, and cook for 10-15 minutes until the curry comes together beautifully.
Enjoy!
Potato & Sweet Pea Curry (Aloo Matar)
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp oil I used coconut oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 medium shallots or 1 medium yellow onion – finely chopped
- 2 large cloves of garlic – minced
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 2-3 medium tomatoes – roughly chopped into chunks
- 1 tbsp Season with Spice’s Sweet Curry Powder
- 1/2 tsp Season with Spice’s Garam Masala
- 2.5 lbs small potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups sweet peas fresh or frozen
- 2 cups water
- Salt to taste I used our Curry Spiced Sea Salt
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Freshly sliced jalapeño chili – deseeded optional for spicier version
- Squeeze of lime juice
- Fresh cilantro leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Boil potatoes until softened, then peel, and slice into bite-sized chunks. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat oil and then add in chopped shallot (or onion), garlic, ginger, and bay leaf. Sauté until shallots turn translucent, and everything is aromatic.
- Add in the tomatoes, sweet curry powder, and garam masala. Sauté until tomatoes are cooked down – about 2 minutes. Add a tablespoon of water if the mixture gets too dry while cooking.
- Add in the potatoes and green peas. Give it a few stirs. Add in water and bring everything to a boil. Lower fire and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
- Season with salt, and stir in apple cider vinegar. Taste, and adjust any seasonings, if needed. Cook until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Add in freshly sliced jalapeno, if using. Squeeze in lime juice. Serve hot, garnished with fresh cilantro leaves.