Indian Pea & Potato Curry

Ingredients needed for making this Indian Pea & Potato Curry:

  • Peas: You can use fresh or frozen peas. Make sure not to overcook them or they will lose their pretty color.
  • Potatoes: Make sure to cut them into even-sized cubes so that they are all cooked at the same time. If you chop them too small, they will get mushy and might dissolve in the curry. As a short-cut, or if you have leftovers to use up, you could add boiled potatoes. Obviously, this takes off some of the cooking time.
  • Ground Spices: Cumin, coriander, turmeric, cayenne pepper, garam masala. Flavor central!
  • The holy trinity of ginger, onion, and garlic is added to the toasted spices to form the base of the gravy.
  • Fresh green chilies add a bit of heat, but don’t worry – this dish is not spicy. Thai green chili pepper or Serrano pepper works well here. However, if you don’t tolerate any spice, leave it out.
  • Fresh tomato puree is added for color, body, and texture. I make it from scratch pureeing two fresh tomatoes. You could use canned diced tomatoes and puree them or half the amount of canned tomato puree as it is more concentrated.

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