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South Indian Style Aloo Mattar by Tigers & Strawberries

November 20, 2009 By Laura 7 Comments

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As promised, I made the South Indian Style Aloo Mattar from Tigers & Strawberries almost instantly after reading about on Barbara’s blog. It was perfect timing for me–I am due to head to the big international and all things foodie grocery store (Jungle Jim’s) in the city this week, so I am running low on a lot of things (it is a monthly trip), but I knew I had peas and potatoes–and of course I always have spices and onions. And you can convince me to eat peas and potatoes with Indian spices any time, I am always in the mood for them–which is kind of ridiculous when you consider that peas rolling into my mashed potatoes was a moment of trauma for me as a child.


But I digress. My verdict on the dish? It was very good–but I learned 2 things. First, on a whim I chose to toast the spices in the spice paste, which increased their intensity, in which case maybe I should have reduced them. Second, I doubled the recipe which doubled those toasted spices–I should have followed my instinct when I realized it was a lot of spices! Especially because Barbara cooks the way I cook–loads of garlic, onions and spices, so clearly there was not going to be as much wriggle room as I have with some recipes, where I am desperately adding more spices at the end of cooking the dish. So this is all my way of saying that we loved the dish but it was a little too spicy (spicy spices, not spicy hot) for us. Just a tad. And I think it is user error–I should have just followed my common sense when I saw I was adding about 1/4 cup of a spice mix!


The only other change I made–by necessity–was to use a little mint and a lot of cilantro, because that was all I had in my garden. Since those were all my changes, I am sending you to Barabra’s site for the recipe. However I have returned to this post (pre-publishing) after eating some leftovers to say that my Sweet Tomato Relish was perfect with this.

Filed Under: Indian recipes, peas, potato dishes, potatoes, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. lk (Healthy Delicious) says

    November 20, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    This looks great! I love Indian food – especially when it involves potatoes and peas

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  2. TeaLady says

    November 20, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    UUUMMM!!!! THat looks fantastic. I love Indian food and the only way I get it is to fix it myself

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  3. Joanne says

    November 21, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Thanks for your tips about the spice level. That looks awesome! I love finding recipes on other blogger's sites.

    Have fun on your trip to the store. You should give us a list of the kinds of things that you buy – I would be interested to know.

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  4. Grace says

    November 21, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    as far as i'm concerned, the more cilantro, the better! i love the very presence of peas, too. tasty stuff, laura!

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  5. Recipes and Food says

    November 22, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    This looks tasty!

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  6. Vegetable Matter says

    November 23, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    Those are some gorgeous potatoes!

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  7. Cheah says

    November 25, 2009 at 3:44 am

    Those potatoes look very inviting.

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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