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Exotic Peas Potato Curry



Hello friends,

Today I am going to share yet another exotic dish "Peas Potato Curry". It is a simple recipe but with some secret tips, the result will be a tasty curry for Roti or Naan.

You will need the following ingredients

Potato - 2 nos ,washed, peeled and cubed pieces 

Peas - 1/2 cup, frozen or fresh

Secret Ingredient (Green Pepper / Capsicum - few pieces cut lenthgwise)

Onion - 2 large and finely chopped

Tomato - 2 large and finely chopped

Ginger - 1/2  inch piece, crushed

Garlic - 5 medium sized cloves, crushed

Green Chillies - 2 small, slit lengthwise and deseeded

Secret Ingredient (Whole Milk - 1/4 cup)

Oil - 2 tbsp

Butter - 2 tbsp

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 2 tsp or as per your taste

Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp finely chopped

Whole Spices for Seasoning - 

Cinnamon bark - 1 inch piece

Cloves  - 2 pieces

Green Cardamom - 2, whole

Black Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp

Phew😅!! the list of ingredients is over😃

In a thick bottomed pan, heat the oil and the butter together. Once the oil is hot, add all the whole spices and after they splatter, add the chopped onion and saute until it changes to pink color.

Then add the crushed green chillies, ginger and garlic and saute for a mintue. Now add the chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric, chilli powder and saute until the tomatoes are soft. Now add the potatoes and peas and mix well with the masala. Add approximately 1 and 1/2 cups of water and cover and cook for about 15 mintues. 

While it is cooking, in a separate pan, add 1/2 tsp of oil and once hot, put the thick slices of green pepper , a pinch of salt and turmeric and saute for 2 minutes. Do not cook it fully. It has to be slightly suateed, yet crunchy! 

Once the  potatoes are cooked, add the milk and let it boil for 1 minute. Lastly, add the sauteed green pepper and garam masala, mix well and switch off the stove. Garnish with coriander leaves. 

Serve with Roti or Naan!



Here are the few secret tips
1. Why did I add sauteed crunchy green pepper?? - It gives a unique aroma to the dish and tastes excellent when you bite into that crunchy piece of pepper.

2. Milk ??? Yes, adding this will give the creamy and tasty curry you will be craving for. This is a perfect substitute for cashew paste or heavy cream. 

Believe me!! My house is smelling of this exotic dish!. Yummmm......

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