Vegan Aloo Gobi Matar - Indian Potato, Cauliflower, and Peas
Easy 1-pot vegan aloo gobi matar: potato, cauliflower, and peas in fragrant, Indian spices is a simple, weeknight dish. Perfect alongside Indian curry or dal with rice, naan, or roti! (gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free)
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- a generous pinch asafetida hing, optional
- 1 Tablespoon garlic chopped
- 2 teaspoons ginger chopped
- 1 green chili chopped, or more or less, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander or freshly crushed coriander seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon chili powder or cayenne
- 2/3 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 2 cups cubed potatoes medium size cubes
- 2 overflowing cups cauliflower florets large florets broken or cut to a medium size
- 1/3-1/2 cup peas
Instructions
- In a large pan, add oil and heat at medium. When hot add the cumin seeds and mix for half a minute. Add ginger, garlic, asafetida and chopped chili pepper and mix for a minute or until garlic turns golden.
At this point you can go two ways:
- OPTION 1: Add the coriander, cumin and chili/cayenne and mix for a few seconds. Add potatoes and cook, covered, for 2 minutes. Then add turmeric and cauliflower, mix and continue.
- OPTION 2: Mix the coriander, cumin, chili/cayenne and turmeric powders in 2 Tablespoons water and add the mix to the pan. Cook for a 1 minute or so, until the spices get fragrant and leave oil on the side. Add potatoes, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Add cauliflower florets and cover.
- Cover and cook potatoes and cauliflower on low heat for 10-15 minutes, until the veggies are just about getting tender. Stir every 5 minutes.
- Add salt and peas and a few drops of oil. Mix gently. Cover and cook on low for another 5 or so minutes, until veggies are tender to your preference.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro, and serve with any Indian curry or daal and roti, naan, or flatbreads.
Notes
Variations: Use mustard seeds along with cumin, or use Panch phoran (Indian 5 spice mix) instead of the spices used, or garam masala. Add some chopped tomato with the peas for a saucy version, skip the peas and so on!
Naturally soy-free and nut-free. For gluten-free, make sure the hing does not contain gluten.
Nutritional values based on one serving of four.
Nutrition
Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 491mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 21.9mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 4.1mg