Alu Gobi Matar

 Alu gobi matar is a typical North Indian curry.  But now a day it is spread all over the world.  It is a good alternative for meat currys and a favourite of vegetarians and vegans.

Alu gobi matar (Hindi) is a curry made up of potatoes, cauliflower and green peas steeped in a sauce of onion and tomatoes.

Ingredients

Cauliflower broken into florets                                                                 250 gm.
Potatoes peeled and sliced into small pieces                                      250 gm.
Green peas (fresh or frozen)                                                                     200 gm
Curry leaves                                                                                                                    
Onions finely chopped                                                                                 2 nos (medium size)
Turmeric powder                                                                                           ½ tsp
Chilli powder                                                                                                   ½ tsp
Cumin seeds                                                                                                    ½ tsp
Coriander powder                                                                                         1 tbsp
Oil                                                                                                                         2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves

For the sauce

Onion chopped                                                                                               200 gm
Tomatoes chopped                                                                                       200gm
Ginger finely chopped                                                                                  1 tsp
Garlic                                                                                                                   5 cloves

Preparation

Wash the vegetables in cold water, drain and keep aside.  Mix the ingredients for the sauce into a paste in a mixer grinder and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves and chopped onions and fry till the onions turn gold brown stirring well.  Add the spice powders and stir well.  Add the ground paste to the pan, stir well and cook for 5-8 minutes.  Add cauliflower, potatoes,peas and 500 ml water and mix the curry together.  Cover the pan with a lid and cook on reduced heat till the vegetables are cooked.  Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot as a side dish to chappathi, naan, rice etc.