Zeppo wrote:
> "PLG" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Aloo Muttur (also spelt Mattar, Matar)
>> (Vegetarian Indian dish of ordinary potatoes and peas made into a
>> tasty exotic treat)
>>
>> 5 Tablespoons cold-pressed oil
>> 1 medium onion
>> 1 Tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
>> 3 cloves
>> 1 cinnamon stick
>> 2 bay leaves
>> 1 tsp garam masala
>> 1 tsp chili powder (more if you like it really hot!)
>> 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
>> 1/2 coriander powder
>> 2 tomatoes quartered
>> 2 diced potatoes (bite-sized)
>> 1 cup peas
>> 2 tsp sea salt
>> 1 cup filtered water
>> 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
>>
>> 1 Heat oil in pan, add onions, with garlic and ginger paste. Cook for
>> 1 min.
>> 2. Add garam masala, bay leaves, cloves, chili powder, turmeric
>> powder, coriander powder, tomatoes and salt.
>> 3. Add diced potatoes and peas. Mix and pour in 1 cup water. Boil and
>> reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 minutes.
>
> I love this dish. I've never made it but order it out often. My regular
> Indian Restaurant makes this with mushrooms.
>
> Jon
>

I find that one problem is that one comes to expect whatever
version one is used to, so recipes may not please us. Maybe if I
called such things something else...

--
Jean B.