Sindhi Aloo Mutter or Peas Patata

Winter is here and so are fresh and lovely vegetables, Green peas are both sweet and inexpensive at this time of the year and making aloo mutter is common in Sindhi homes. Here's my recipe. Make it and enjoy it with either rice or roti,


Ingredients:

1. 1 cup shelled peas
2. 2 medium sized potatoes peeled and cut into small pieces
3. 2 large tomatoes grated
4. 2 green chillies
5. I inch piece ginger
6. 1 tsp. coriander powder
7. ¼ tsp turmeric powder
8. ½ tsp red chillie powder
9. ½ tsp cumminseed (Jeera) powder
10. 4 tbsps. oil
11. 1 mug water
12. Salt to taste
13. Few coriander leaves finely chopped

Procedure:
In a small pan boil peas with 1½ cups water on medium flame for 5-7 minutes till tender.

In a kadai or thick bottomed pan heat oil. Add finely chopped ginger, and green chillies. Stir for a minute or two. Reduce flame and add potatoes. Stir well for a couple of minutes. After a couple of minutes add tomatoes. Now add the dry spices – coriander, turmeric, red chillie powder and cumminseed powder. Mix well. Next add boiled peas after draining out the water. Keep aside the drained water. Keep stirring the peas and potato mixture till tomatoes are completely dissolved. Add the water that you have kept aside, salt and an additional half-cup of water. Cover and cook on low flame for a few minutes, till potatoes are well cooked. You can put a knife or fork into one piece of potato and a pea grain to find out if they are cooked.

Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.