Potato and pea curry

Name: Potato and pea curry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1kg/2lb 4oz potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm/1¼oz chunks; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 Indian bay leaves; ¼ tsp asafoetida; 1 medium onion, very finely chopped; 6 garlic cloves, finely crushed; 5cm/2in fresh root ginger, finely grated; 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp amchur (dried mango powder); ½ tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp salt; 200g/7oz tomato passata; 2 green chillies, sliced lengthways into thin strips, with or without seeds according to preference; 150g/5½oz frozen peas; 1 tsp garam masala; handful chopped coriander leaves, to finish

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

Aloo dum is a potato and pea curry which is possibly the most common vegetable curry in India. It’s almost like chips with everything here, aloo dum with everything there. It’s either easy to make or hard, depending on what you want to do with it. If I was describing it to somebody I’d just say boil potatoes, fry them with garam masala, add some tomato, chilli, turmeric and salt and it’s done; then, if you like, throw in frozen peas just before the end. This meal, if served as 8 portions, provides 223kcal, 4g protein, 28g carbohydrate (of which 4g sugars), 10g fat (of which 1.5g saturates), 4g fibre and 0.4g salt per portion.

Updated at: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:56:46 GMT