This dish, and similar dishes remind me of simple homestyle vegetable curries made all over in Indian homes. The season determine the vegetables, the region determine the spices and techniques, but this style of sabzi is always a quick stir-fry dry vegetable side dish. These stir fry curries always accompany a dal of some sort or a simple homestyle chicken curry and plain yogurt. Think of this recipe as more of a dry stir-fry kind of dish, as apposed to the more typical saucier-style curries that one might associate with adapted-Indian curries in the west.
I love eating this with soft chapatis called phukla, or as part of a larger meal with other dishes such as Dal or a chicken curry and a salad. This side dish should be quick and easy to put together so it helps if you have your ingredients prepped beforehand so you can just concentrate on the cooking.
Ingredients
- Carrots
- Potatoes
- Peas
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Green Chillies(optional)
- Ground Coriander
- Mild Kashmiri Chili Powder or Mild Paprika
- Cumin Seeds
- Ground Turmeric
- Garam Masala (optional)
Gajar Matar Alu Sabzi
Equipment
- saute pan
Ingredients
- 2 large carrots diced into small pieces
- 1 heaped cup shelled peas, frozen is fine
- 3 medium potatoes, scrubbed chopped into small pieces same size as carrots
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2-3 medium tomatoes, pureed
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¾ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder, or mild paprika
- 1-2 hot green chili, Thai/ jalapeno or serrano use less or more as needed
- 1½-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- ¾ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Warm oil in the saute pan. Add the cumin seeds and allow it to sizzle for a few seconds. Add the chopped onions, chillies if using and saute until soft and translucent. Add the tomatoes, all the ground spices and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the diced carrots, and potatoes. Give it a quick stir so all the spices coat the vegetables.
- Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes on medium heat until the veggies get tender. You may need to sprinkle some water if needed. Once the veggies are cooked but still firm add the peas and cook further for another couple of minutes.
- Once the potatoes are fully cooked check the seasoning. Take it off the heat and serve garnished with chopped cilantro.
Simple and tasty