Khoya matar curry | Kova green peas potato curry-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: North India | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Gravy, curry, masala | Take With: Roti,Chapati,Paratha,Naan,Rice

Ingredients

• Matar [Green peas] – 1 cup [fresh]
• Khoya [kova] – ¼ cup
• Potato [aloo] – 1
• Tomato – 3
• Onion – 1 [chopped]
• Ginger – 1 tbsp [finely chopped or paste]
• Garlic – 3 [finely chopped or paste]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp [chopped]
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick – ½
• Star anise – ¼
• Bay leaf – 1
• Coriander powder – ½ tbsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tbsp
• Pepper powder – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar a pinch
• Butter – 1 tbsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed
  

Preparation

• Wash & parboil potato & green peas.
• Wash and boil tomato then peel the skin off. Then put it in a mixer jar & finely grind.
• Heat oil & butter in a pan add star anise, cinnamon, & bay leaves sauté.
• Add cumin seeds & let it splutter.
• Add onion sauté till golden brown.
• Add ginger & garlic paste sauté then add green chilli sauté.
• Add boiled potato, green peas, salt, turmeric & red chilli powder sauté for 2 min.
• Add tomato puree mix well & let it boil.
• Then add khoya, coriander, cumin, pepper powder mix well.
• Add garam masala powder mix well & let it cook.
• Add remaing khoya, sugar & coriander leaves mix well & let it cook on low flame for 2 min.
• Then cut off heat, garnish with butter & serve hot with rice, roti, chapathi & naan.

Tip

• Dry roast kasoori methi then sprinkle it over the gravy for rich aroma

How to make Khoya matar curry - Step by step pictures [Easy]

Boil potato for 3 min, then add green peas boil it for another 2 min then drain water.

Boil tomatoes for 3 min

Peel off the skin

Put it in a mixer jar & grind to smooth puree

Tomato puree is ready

Dry roast cumin, coriander & peppercorns then let it cool

Put it in a stone mortar & finely grind

Heat oil & butter in a pan add cinnamon, bayleaf, & star anise saute till you get nice aroma

Add cumin seeds

Add onion saute till light brown

Add ginger, garlic &green chilli saute

Add salt

Add turmeric powder

Add red chilli powder

Saute well

Add tomato puree

Let it boil till raw smell out & add water / veg stock if required

Add freshly ground cumin, corainder, pepper masala powder

Add garam masala

Add khoya

Add sugar

Add coriander leaves & cut off heat

Khoya matar / kova matar with aloo is ready-Easy curry recipe for rice and roti.