Potato and Peas Curry €1,74

Potato and Peas Curry or Aloo Matar; another Indian curry Europefied! I can’t help it; India just is the best in turning some basic cheap ingredients into something mouthwatering! Those are in this case the Aloo (potato) and Matar (peas).

This Potato and Peas Curry might be the last in a beauty contest but it tastes delicious! In India a curry like this would be eaten with rice since potato is more seen as a vegetable. WhereI live potato is solely seen as the carb base of a meal so I left the rice out this time.

WARNING: This recipe contains egg which doesn’t get cooked through fully. This means it could contain salmonella. Consuming raw egg is not adviced for children under 5 years old, pregnant people, elderly, or any immunocompromised person.

Budget-tips:

• I like to use some Madame Jeanette/Adjuma pepper in this dish. A scotch bonnet will do too. But I rarely get it finished before it wilts away. That why I freeze my peppers so I can just break a piece off when I need it.
• Leftovers you can use: cauliflower, bellpeppers, onion, coriandre, parsley, cooked egg.

Tips for big eaters:

• Like mentioned before; you could add some rice.
• You can also choose to add 2 more potatoes and a big hand of peas.

Other tips:

• I use the 2% Greek yoghurt because it is healthier.
• This also tastes great with papadums, a chunk of Turkish bread or in a wrap.
• You can also add some apple or raisins.

Potato and Peas Curry €1,74

Recipe by Chef Labecaque

Servings

1

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

15

minutes

Ingredients

• 200 gram Potato

• 200 gram Peas

• 1 Egg

• 1 clove of Garlic

• 35 grams Desiccated Coconut

• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric

• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin or Caraway

• 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala

• 1/2 teaspoon Dill

• 1/2 teaspoon Chili flakes

• 150 milliliter Greek Yoghurt

• Salt to taste

• 1/4 Adjuma/other hot pepper optional

Directions

• Peel the potatoes and dice them up. Chops the garlic in slices.
• Add the potato and garlic and salt to a frying pan. Add water that it is júst under water and let it cook.
• When the potato is half done you add the coconut, peas, hot pepper if you chose so, chili flakes and other spices. The mix has to be half in water, since now we are going to cook it on high fire while stirring till the peas are done and the water is gone.
• Mix de yoghurt and the egg. Turn off the stove and mix the yoghurt-egg mix in and stir the dish real well. Add some more salt, dill or chili flakes if you please.

Costs of the Potato and Peas Curry:

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