Jeera Hing Aloo Mattar - Cumin spiced Potato and Peas
 
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Recipe type: Entree,Salad, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 1 pound mini baby potatoes, washed and dried, halved
  • 2 tsp olive oil + 1tsp
  • ⅓ tsp hing/asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp cumin powder(untoasted)
  • ¼ cup green peas
  • ½ cup fresh snap peas
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • 1 tsp miso dressing or miso plus honey(optional)
  • ⅓ tsp sea salt
  • ⅓ tsp fresh pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
Mint chutney
  • 1 cup packed mint
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ persimmon/pear or any seasonal fruit
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 green chilies
  • ⅓ tsp salt
Instructions
Two Ways to make this Cumin Spiced Potato and Peas
First way
  1. Toss the potatoes in 2 tsp oil, touch of salt. Bake it in a lined large baking sheet with parchment paper at 400 for about 20 minutes or Air fry it at 400 for 15 minutes. Set aside.
  2. In a large pan, add oil. Add the cumin seeds and asafoetida and let it pop, saute. Add the cumin powder, and cook it for 30 second on medium to low heat. Toss in the fresh snap peas and peas, increase the heat and toss for a minute or 2. Turn down the heat, add the miso and honey(optional)chaat masala, salt and pepper. Add the cooked potatoes and toss really well. Squeeze some lemon juice.
  3. Serve warm or hot!
Second Way
  1. Boil potatoes in lightly salted water for 10 minutes so it is fork tender or about 90% cooked. Drain it. Let it cool completely.
  2. In a pan, add oil, cumin seeds and asafoetida/hing. Let it splutter and pop for 30 seconds. Add the cumin powder, saute it for another 30 seconds. Add the potatoes and keep tossing and browning it on medium to low heat for 2 min. Toss in the peas and snap peas, add the pepper, salt and chat masala.Toss well for a minute. Switch off the heat and squeeze a tsp of lemon juice. Serve Hot!
Mint chutney
  1. Grind everything for the chutney.
  2. Serve on top of the potato and peas fry and roti.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2021/04/01/cumin-spiced-potato-and-peas/