Malai Dum Aloo with Green Peas

Name: Malai Dum Aloo with Green Peas
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms baby potatoes; 1/4 th cup green peas; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp curd; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tsp fennel seed powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tbsp gramflour; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder; 2 cardamoms; 1 inch stick cinnamon; 4 cloves; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 th tsp asafoetida; 1 tbsp kasoori methi; 1 tbsp malai; 7-8 cashewnuts; 3 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tsp ghee; as per taste salt and sugar; 1 tbsp coriander chopped

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Malai Dum Aloo with Green Peas is simply an irresistible creamy potato curry.Spicy and tangy,this is a popular North Indian recipe where green peas are added alongwith spices,cream, yogurt and cashewnuts to make it creamy.Kasoori methi makes the gravy all the more flavourful.This dish pairs very well with luchi, puri, paratha and even with jeera rice.Serve it in lunch or dinner or on special occasions like parties or festival.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

300 gmsbaby potatoes
1/4 th cupgreen peas
1 tbspginger paste
1 tbspcurd
2 tbsptomato puree
1 tspfennel seed powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tbspgramflour
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
2cardamoms
1 inchstick cinnamon
4cloves
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/4 th tspasafoetida
1 tbspkasoori methi
1 tbspmalai
7-8cashewnuts
3 tbspmustard oil
1 tspghee
as per taste salt and sugar
1 tbspcoriander chopped

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Boil potatoes in pressure cooker upto 3 whistles.Release steam after 5 mins.They can also be steam cooked.Cool and peel outer skin of potatoes and prick them all over so that masala gets into the potatoes.
2

Make a paste of cashewnuts,curd and ginger paste.Heat mustard oil in a pan or wok.Fry the potatoes till golden brown.Set aside.In the remaining oil,sprinkle cumin seeds and half crushed whole garam masala.When they crackle, sprinkle asafoetida.
3

Now add the blended wet masala,dry masalas, salt and sugar to taste.Add tomato puree and green peas and fry the masala.Now add the potatoes,crushed kasoori methi and fry till oil leaves sides.Add a cup of water and cook on dum, covered in medium flame till masala coats the potatoes.Add malai or fresh cream and garam masala and mix well.Sprinkle a teaspoon of ghee.
4

Garnish with chopped coriander and serve malai dum aloo with luchi,puri, roti,paratha or jeera rice in lunch or dinner.