Aloo matar recipe is a simple, nourishing and delicious Punjabi style side dish made with potatoes and green peas. This vegan and gluten free Punjabi aloo mutter masala recipe shared here is restaurant style one. You can serve this aloo mutter with roti, poori, jeera rice, ghee rice, coconut rice etc. Tastes very good with chunks of potatoes and slightly sweet green peas. Here is how to make restaurant style aloo matar masala recipe with step by step photos.

What Is Aloo Matar?

Aloo means potatoes and matar means green peas in India. The curry made with peas and potatoes is widely called as aloo mutter curry. This curry can be made dry or sookhi, gravy or as semi dry curry shown here. There are also other variations with this recipe like aloo mutter with paneer, aloo mutter in coconut milk etc.

Whenever fresh green peas are in season we have few staples made at home like peas pulao, matar paneer, matar ka nimona, peas masala, methi matar masala.

Potato being a main stay and goes well with almost all veggies, we also make this aloo mutter just like aloo gobi, aloo paneer, aloo bhindi etc. Fresh mutter also goes very well with cauliflower in gobi matar and carrots in gajar mutter.

This Indian curry is moderately spiced, very flavorful and delicious with hearty chunks of potatoes. With very less prep work and cooking, this aloo mutter is a wonderful and versatile side dish.

Serve aloo matar hot with butter naan, kulcha,plain paratha, poori, jeera rice or plain rice with raita.

This Aloo Matar Recipe Is

quick, easy and wholesome

vegan and gluten free

Can be made in a pressure cooker

goes well with all Indian breads and rice

So delicious, hearty and flavorful

How Is Aloo Mutter Made?

To make aloo matar begin by boiling the peas and potatoes. Peel and break the potatoes into big chunks. Keep 1.5 cups tomato puree at ready.

Temper cumin seeds and slit green chilies in hot oil. Next fry some onions, followed by minced ginger and garlic. Once they are fried, add the tomato puree and saute well. Add spice powders and cook well.

Now add the cooked potatoes, peas and season with salt. Simmer aloo mutter for 6-7 minutes. Add required water to adjust the consistency. Finish off with generous dose of coriander leaves and lemon juice. Serve aloo matar hot 🙂

How To Make Aloo Matar In Cooker

For making aloo matar in pressure cooker the recipe remains the same. Just you need not cook the potatoes and peas before hand.

Make the tomato masala as mentioned in the recipe in a thick pressure cooker base. Add the peeled and cubed potatoes, shelled green peas and 1.5 cups water. Close and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Once the pressure is released simmer for 3-4 minutes and finish off with coriander leaves.

Preparation For Aloo Mutter Curry

1. Rinse, halve and boil the potatoes.

2. Peel and break the potatoes into big chunks.

3. Also shell and blanch 1 cup green peas in boiling water for 5 minutes

2. Puree 2 large tomatoes and keep at ready.

How To Make Aloo Matar Curry

1. Heat a thick pan with 2 tablespoons oil. temper with cumin seeds and slit green chili.

2. Add the chopped onions and saute well. Next add ginger garlic and saute.

3. Now add the tomato puree and mix well.

4. Add chili powder and turmeric powder. Saute well till the tomatoes are well cooked and turns mushy.

5 . Add the cooked peas and potatoes, mix well and season with salt.

6. Add required water to adjust consistency. Simmer aloo mutter for 5-6 minutes.

7. Add cilantro leaves and lemon juice.

8. Mix well and serve aloo mutter hot.

Recipe Notes, Tips and Variations

1. Make sure to break the boiled potatoes into big chunks. This will give nice texture and bite to the aloo matar curry.

2. Instead of tomato puree you can use finely chopped tomatoes

3. The recipe can be doubled.

More side Dish Recipes You Might Like

I hope you will try this aloo mutter recipe and enjoy as much as we did. P