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If you enjoy Indian food, Aloo Matar is a delicious meal, robust with potatoes, peas and tomatoes in a garam masala and curry sauce. However, have you ever tried Aloo Matar Soup?
Over on my other blog, Cindy Goes Beyond, I’m sharing 62 Outrageous Things to Do for My 62nd Birthday…in January. Pop over there and see what the adventure is all about. The short version is, I wrote 62 fun and outrageous activities on slips of paper, folded them up and dropped them into a jar. Every day I draw a piece of paper, randomly, and do what is written there. It’s fun. It pushes me beyond my comfort zone. And I’m learning and growing from the experience.
Last week one of the activities I drew out was this: Create a New Recipe
One of the perks of a plant based lifestyle is that I cook at home most of the time. I’ve enjoyed learning new ways of cooking along with new ways of eating. As a first born perfectionist type, I heavily rely on recipes, so that the dish turns out right. The past couple of years, though, I’ve experimented with recipes more, followed my intuition while cooking and just had fun.
Creating a new recipe sounded fun…and it challenged me to rely on what I’ve learned and what I know. No peeking at recipes allowed.
Aloo Matar Soup
As the day progressed, I considered what recipe to create. Suddenly, into my head popped an idea…Aloo Matar Soup. The original easy to make recipe came to me by way of Anthony William. It’s a favorite of mine. I wondered how making Aloo Mater into a soup would be? I could use the pressure cooker and create dinner in minutes.
Here is the recipe I came up with:
Aloo Matar Soup
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 cans peas, drained
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 2 tsp raw organic honey
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 4 cups vegetable broth may substitute water
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- In uncovered pressure cooker, saute onions and garlic in coconut oil on high heat, 3 minutes or until softened.
- Add potatoes, peas, tomatoes, honey, sea salt, garam masala, curry powder, ginger and vegetable broth.
- Lock on lid and bring to pressure on "soup" setting. Cook for 15 minutes. Use quick release. Makes 6 servings.
- Can make on stove top as well. Saute onions and garlic in large soup pot, in small amount of coconut oil. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes, or until potatoes are cooked through.
Enjoying Aloo Matar Soup
I enjoy soup and I can eat it every day. It’s especially nice to have a big container of soup ready to go in the fridge, for a quick and healthy meal. This wonderfully flavored Aloo Matar Soup is perfect! I love the blend of spices and the simplicity of the recipe.
It’s Aloo Matar, eaten with a spoon. That’s a win/win for me.
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