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    Matar Aloo ka Nimona | Peas Potato Gravy in Awadhi Style

    Published: Aug 2, 2012 · Modified: Nov 9, 2020 by Srivalli · 16 Comments

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    Welcome to the 19th Edition of Blogging Marathon. I must confess I have sort of settled with the new pattern and in fact, look forward to trying out four different themes each week. Though the pressure and stress are not there, I think we can live through it. For this edition, I had really worked overtime thinking about making the themes challenging. So instead of giving tough themes, I thought I could give more rules for each theme. I am surely going to enjoy how each of my fellow bloggers is going to do the challenge.

    Coming to my first week, I selected to do Cooking from BM Blogs. In this theme, we have to select one blogger and cook from their blog. After deciding this, somebody suggested that I could make it even more challenging to ask folks to cook as per the edition's themes. Well, that's really tough since I had decided what I make already. So I had to really think through the conditions and concluded that I have done justification for my own rules. I hope you make these and enjoy it.

    Though I would have loved to cook with all my BM friends, I thought I must start with Vaishali's space. Now if I must say something about this wonderful energetic lady, I may go on and on. I am sure many of you who have interacted with her know that. I met her through BM and yes from the first interaction we have caught on. We frequently chat over the phone and discuss pretty often for the Indian Cooking Challenge. I must say she is one of those bloggers who support whatever I do. If you must know I seriously thought of flying down to her home when she dished out so many Thalis. I must have shown her thalis to everybody at home and to my colleagues as well. Amma and Athamma loved her Thali presentation and appreciated the hard work she had put in. I am so glad of our friendship and recreating her dishes were just a small token of the appreciation I want to show.
    Matar Aloo ka Nimona
    Matar Aloo ka Nimona

    I had bookmarked many dishes that I wanted to try from her Thalis. From her list of recipes, I wanted to try those gravies the most. So I selected those that suited the other themes as well, like calcium-rich, 30 Mins Meal, etc. Al the dishes kept up to their look and appeal. First, to be presented today is a colorful and lovely gravy called Nimona. If you were to look up the Internet to research Nimona, you won't find much. This is because this dish is more of a home fare and not usually featured in restaurant menus.

    Nimona is usually prepared during the winter season when fresh peas are abundant. The specialty of this gravy lies making adding a puree of the fresh peas, including the whole peas as well. And also using Mungodi or dried, fried Mung dumplings in the gravy. When I went through Vaishali's recipe I was wondering how to replace those mungodis, she suggested that we can replace them with Aloo. So you see another new combination was formed. I guess it's pretty common for most gravies to be added with Aloo when you can't lay your hands on some ingredients. The puree, the peas, and the aloo made a great combo. I served these with Kulchas, it was a deadly combo on whole.

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    Cuisine - Awadhi
    Preparation Time : 10 - 15 mins
    Cooking time - 15 mins
    Serves - 4

    Mattar Aloo ka Nimona

    Adapted from Vaishali

    Ingredients Needed:

    Shelled Fresh Peas - 200 gms / 1 cup (half for the puree and half whole peas)
    Potatoes - 2 medium
    Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
    Turmeric powder a pinch
    Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
    Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
    Bay Leaves - 3 -4 small
    Tomato puree - 3/4 cup
    Ghee - 1 tbsp
    Salt to taste

    For Onion paste
    Onions - 2 large
    Oil - 1 tsp

    Fry the onions in a nonstick pan to crisp and make a paste of it.

    For Masala paste

    Ginger - 1’’
    Garlic -  5-6 cloves
    Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

    Preps
    Make a paste of 100 gms peas. Microwave the remaining peas for 10 mins. Else boil in a pan.

    How to make Matar Aloo Ka Nimona

    Wash and mark on the potato with a knife. Microwave for 8 mins and soak in water. Peel and cut into small pieces.

    In a nonstick pan, heat ghee. Add bay leaf. Saute for a minute. Then add the ginger garlic and cumin paste. Saute for a couple of mins.

    Next ass the peas paste. continue sautéing for few mins, until the raw smell leaves. Then add the fried onion paste. Saute for 5 mins in sim.

    Now add tomato puree and all the spice powders. Simmer with a lid covered and cook till the ghee comes up. Now add the boiled aloo and saute well for a couple of mins

    Add a cup of water and simmer till the gravy is cooked and you get a thick gravy.

    Serve with Roti / Naan / Kulchas

    Notes:

    If you want the potatoes to crisp you can roast them as well. If you are using the mangodis, you need to add them when the gravy is simmering and cook till it's done.

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    Matar Aloo ka Nimona | Peas Potato Gravy in Awadhi Style

    Course Main Dish – Gravies
    Author Srivalli
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    Comments

    1. Hari Chandana says

      August 03, 2012 at 8:49 am

      Looks super tasty and tempting.. nice pictures too.. thanks for sharing

      Reply
    2. A Kamalika Krishmy says

      August 03, 2012 at 6:43 am

      Looks so rich .. must taste good too.

      Reply
    3. Sowmya Karthy says

      August 03, 2012 at 7:13 am

      Hi Valli, nice recipe.. does this taste very similar to aloo mutter?

      Sowmya
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      Reply
    4. Priya says

      August 03, 2012 at 7:14 am

      Dunno why from the day i went through the themes of this BM,i got hooked to this particular theme Valli, love choice and Vaishali have fabulous dishes in her space. Nimona looks absolutely irresistible and fingerlicking.

      Reply
    5. The Pumpkin Farm says

      August 03, 2012 at 8:28 am

      Vaishali's space was something I was eyeing....but dont mind enjoying it visually again here...the curry has turned out beautiful...loved the paratha sitting next to it as well

      Reply
    6. DivyaGCP says

      August 03, 2012 at 3:02 pm

      Rich and delicious. Perfect for rotis.

      Reply
    7. Shobha says

      August 03, 2012 at 12:16 pm

      Looks rich and delicious.

      Reply
    8. rekhas kitchen says

      August 03, 2012 at 2:07 pm

      Perfect choice Valli yes this recipe we don't find in restaurants and the recipe will have a little difference in each home. gravy looks thick and mouthwatering recipe.

      Reply
    9. Gayathri Kumar says

      August 03, 2012 at 2:32 pm

      Looks so nice. Even I am doing it from Vaishali's blog...

      Reply
    10. Priyas Feast says

      August 03, 2012 at 4:14 pm

      Luks delicious and really she is rocking 🙂

      Reply
    11. PJ says

      August 03, 2012 at 5:20 pm

      Yea Srivalli, I am falling in love with this new version of BM-less stressful and more time to prepare :).

      Vaishali's space is something to drool over often. Nice gravy..

      Reply
    12. Chef Mireille says

      August 03, 2012 at 6:19 pm

      absolutely yummy looking curry...this is a must try!!!

      Reply
    13. vaishali sabnani says

      August 04, 2012 at 1:55 am

      Thanks Valli...I am going all red , blue green!!...really...I am touched...thank you so much for this love and these beautiful words, friendship is always two sided rt..?so its just about clicking!!..I am loving this nimona, and when I told hubby u have posted it..he gave me that look..ya , havent made it since I last posted..thanks for reminding..:))thank u once again for Everything..loves:))

      Reply
    14. Pavani says

      August 05, 2012 at 1:48 am

      I tasted nimona at a UP friend's house and really enjoyed it. Never tried making it myself. Will have to try.
      Vaishali's space is filled with delicious recipes. Great choice for BM.

      Reply
    15. sushma says

      August 06, 2012 at 5:47 pm

      My alltime fav combination aloo and matar. Nice dish

      Reply
    16. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      August 08, 2012 at 10:44 pm

      The peas gravy is something very interesting!! great choice to pick from Vaishali's!!

      Reply

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