Aloo Mutter

This is one of my favorite Aloo dishes. Goes well with Roti, Poori & also Rice/Pulao.

Ingredients:
3-4 potatoes - diced
1 cup green peas
1-2 onions
1-2 tomatoes
1/2 cup coriander leaves - chopped for garnishing
2-3 green chillies (or use red chilli powder)
1/2 tsp jeera/cumin powder
1/2 tsp dhaniya/coriander powder
1/2 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
salt
cooking oil

Preparation:

• Grind onions & tomatoes to a coarse paste.
• Heat oil in a pan, add jeera & fry till brown.
• Add the onion & tomato paste, jeera powder & dhaniya powder, fry till the raw smell of the spices are gone.
• Add potatoes (& water in required quantity), salt & allow it to cook (Or, boil potatoes prior & add them).
• After the potatoes are cooked add green peas & cook for 2-3 minutes.
  
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
  

Serve with Roti/Paratha, Poori or Rice/Pulao.

Peas Pulao

Peas Pulao is my all-time favorite. It’s simple n easy to make and always relished.

Ingredients:
2 cups Basmati rice - washed n uncooked
1 cup green peas - fresh or frozen
1 onion – sliced long n thin
3-4 green chillies - chopped
1 inch ginger - chopped
2 cloves garlic – chopped
2 tbsp butter/oil
1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
Salt

Preparation:
Heat butter/oil in pan. Add cumin seeds and let it splutter. Add green chillies, ginger, garlic, onions & sauté. Add rice; mix it well with the flavors and then add peas, salt, water and cook it.
Garnish it with fried onions & coriander leaves. Serve it with any Raitha.