Thursday, April 23, 2009

CHATPATA ALU MATAR


INGREDIENTS


Potato : 1/2 kilo small size
Green Peas : 1 small bowl
Tomato : 1 piece medium size
Ginger : 1/2 tsp, finely cut
Coriander powder : 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seed : A pinch
Turmeric powder : A pinch
Dry red chilly : 4 pieces
Coriander leaves : A small bowl
Cinnamon leaves : 4 pieces
Salt : As per taste
Pepper powder : A Pinch
Lemon : 1/2 piece


PREPARATION

• Boil potato
• Put 4 tsp of oil in a pan and heat it
• Pour cumin seed, dry red chilly and cinnamon leaves and when it splutter put the boiled potato on it
• Stir it nicely
• Add cumin powder, coriander powder, a pinch of turmeric powder, ginger and salt according to taste
• Stir it for about 15 minutes on low flame
• Put the green peas, chopped tomatoes and mix it well with the potato
• Stir it properly and cover the pan for 10 minutes
• Remove the cover of the pan, pour pepper powder on it and extract lemon juice and mix it well
• Scatter coriander leaves and mix it well
• Serve it hot

8 comments:

  1. well bablee i am going to try this today . will report .

    main hoon bahut khaoo .
    padhta hoon shayiree achchee ,
    par likhta hoon ubaoo .
    filhal bhookh lagee hai chal ke kuch pakaoon .

    thanks for your beautifull comments !

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  2. just add a half teaspoon of fresh cream during step 3.
    i hav tried it and ai makes great difference.

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  3. bablee , i tried this . gret ! effotless preparation .quick too . goes great with any thing . parantha rotee bread and even as 'chakhna' with drinks .few of my pakistanee friends asked me the recipe even . you know about ' kachaloo ' . your more dry version will be same .believe me bablee i am some khau that my late father use to say "not that i eat to live ,i live to eat ."
    and i am proud of his compliments . so true .
    AND MY 'MACHER JHOL ' ????????

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  4. वॉव, इसकी सोंधी सोंधी महक तो यहाँ तक आ रही है।

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    S.B.A.
    TSALIIM.

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  5. Hi Babli, alu matar really looks chatpata......good job!

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  6. आज पकाने की कोशिश करता हूं; फिर बताता हूं।

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  7. khane ke swad ke sath uski surat bhani chahiye, jo hai.

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  8. Hi Babli, Thanks for joining my blog..you seems to be a multi blogger..best wishes..

    I love this delicious recipe..will be visiting you often..thanks for this yummy dish..

    Yep, am Divine Mother & Shri Aurobindo's devotee :-)

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