Quick & Easy Aloo Matar Fry

Aloo and matar are undoubtedly a heavenly combo. It is one of the most easiest Indian dishes to cook. While you relish on the softness of aloo, matar gives a treat to your taste buds. Aloo matar dry can be prepared with minimal hassles. While the aloo matar gravy is prepared in homes commonly, the fry version is not experimented much.

If you are wondering how to make quick aloo matar dry, Boldsky presents to you a simple and easy to cook dry aloo matar recipe that you would love to have along with your hot rotis right from the tawa. This time, let's cook it different by shallow frying the potatoes and peas in hot oil.

Aloo matar dry and rotis are perfect for a health conscious person, and can suits the lunch as well as dinner menu. The best part is, recipe for aloo matar is easy and it's cooking time will not exceed more than 20 minutes! Just follow these steps, and you will know how to make yummy aloo matar fry.

Serves: 2- 3
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients
Boiled Potatoes- 4 (Medium sized)
Green Peas: 100 gms
Green Chillies: 5-6 (chopped)
Turmeric Powder: 2 tsp
Oil: 4 tbsp
Salt: As per taste

Procedure:
1. Peel the potatoes and chop them into fine pieces.
2. Boil them in a pressure cooker till you hear three- four whistles. (It is always best if you cut them and boil because it gets boiled fast).

3. Once you take the potatoes out from the pressure cooker, soak them in cold water for two minutes.
4. Heat the pan and add 4 tbsp of oil into it, and wait till the oil gets heated.
5. On the other hand, chop the green chillies into fine slices.
6. Once the oil is heated, add the potatoes, green peas and green chillies into it.
7. Add 2 tsp turmeric powder and salt into the pan.

8. Mix all the ingredients in the pan, and saute till the potatoes become golden brown.
9. Close the pan with a lid so that you can save on the cooking time.
10. Keep it in the pan under medium heat for at least for 5 minutes, and make sure that you keep sauting the mixture every two minutes so that it does not stick to the pan.

This aloo matar recipe is simple, and can be served along with rotis, rice and pooris. If you want to make a gravy out of this, add 2 tbsp chilli powder and one and half cups of water into the cooking pan. Let the mixture cook for 10 minutes, and your aloo matar gravy is ready!