Aloo Tamatar recipe | Simple ingredients, Great taste
This recipe is made with a few basic ingredients but is so delicious in taste. If you're a fan of Indian cuisine, then you've probably heard of Aloo Tamatar Ki Sabji.
Ingredients
- 4 potaoes medium
- 3 tomatoes medium
- ginger crushed
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dry red chilli
- 2 green chilli
- spices turmeric powder, coriander powder and kashmiri red chili powder
- 2 tbsp oil mustard/olive/ghee
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Fill a pressure cooker halfway with water. Add in 4 potatoes and cook for 4 to 5 whistles on low-medium heat.
- Allow the pressure in the cooker to dissipate onits own, then lift the lid to check if the potato is cooked enough to peel.
- Peel the potatoes and keep aside in a bowl.
- Take 2 tbsp mustard oil in a pan. When the oilis heated, add the cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.
- Sauté the chopped green chilies and dried red chilies in the pan. Now, add the crushed ginger and stir thoroughly.
- Add the diced tomatoes to the pan. Add salt after adding tomatoes as it helps softening the tomatoes sooner than later.
- Add spices (turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder) to the pan. Mix well so that all the spices are properly distributed. Stir periodically until spices are well cooked.
- Crush the potatoes with hands and add to the pan, stir well. Cook the potatoes for 4-5 min with spices
- Now add magic masala (roasted crushed cumin and coriander powder) to the pan.
- Add water to a level so that potatoes are covered. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer on low heat for 8-10minutes, or until the gravy thickens a bit.
- Once the dish is well cooked, turn off the heat and let the pan sit for a few minutes to allow it to cool a bit.
- Before serving, garnish the dish with fresh coriander leaves to inject a refreshing taste to this dish.