Matar Aulo
January 19, 2013

Potato peas cooked with kashmiri authentic spices, served with rice or chapati( Indian Flatbread).

Cuisine Kashmiri
Course Main Course
Serves 4
Method Pressure Cooker
Difficulty Easy
Cook Time 25  minutes
  • Cuisine Kashmiri
  • Course Main Course
  • Serves 4
  • Method Pressure Cooker
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Cook Time 25  minutes
Ingredients
medium size potatoes
4  
peas
2   cup
water
3.5   cup
fennel powder( saunf powder)
2   teaspoon
ginger powder
1   teaspoon
red chilli powder
1/2   teaspoon
turmeric powder
1/4   teaspoon
black cardamom
2  
cumin seeds
1/2   teaspoon
salt
1.5   teaspoon
mustard oil(preferable) or cooking oil
7   teaspoon
Instructions

1. Heat oil in a cooker and cut the potatoes as shown in the picture.

2. Put potatoes in cooker and shallow fry them for 5-7 minutes until light brown, later remove the potatoes and keep aside.

3. Put peas in oil and shallow fry them for 3-4 minutes. Once peas are fried take them out.

4. Add black cardamom, chilli powder and roast well for 1 minute. Then add ginger powder, turmeric powder and fennel powder and roast everything again. NOTE:Fennel Powder helps in thickening the gravy.

5. Now add 1/2 cup water to the spices and let it boil for 2 minutes until it thickens, then add cumin seeds.

6. Put back fried potatoes and peas in the thickened spice paste and mix well. Now add the remaining water and the salt.

7. Close the lid and pressure cook it ( Normally it takes 10-15 minutes to pressure cook it). Matar Aulo is ready to serve.