Turn off the fire, sprinkle garam masala and cover immediately. Cover the pan and cook till potatoes are soft. Lastly, add potatoes and peas and half a cup of water. Add tomatoes, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric, red chilli and dry mango powders and sautГ© for a minute. Add ginger and garlic paste and sautГ© for another minute. Dhaba-style aloo matar INGREDIENTS: Oil: 2 tbsp, Cumin seeds: 1 tsp, Green chillies (slit): 1, Onion (diced): 1, Ginger paste: 1 tsp, Garlic paste: 1 tsp, Tomatoes (diced): 2, Coriander powder: 2 tsp, Cumin powder: 1 tsp, Turmeric powder: 12 tsp, Red chilli powder: 1 tsp, Dry mango powder: 1 tsp, Potatoes (peeled and cut into 8-10 pieces each): 5-6, Shelled peas: 1 cup, Garam masala: 1 tsp, Salt to taste, Coriander leaves: 2 tbsp METHOD: In a wok, heat oil and add cumin seeds. I am also an avid reader and love to spend my spare time reading. My favourite travel destination is: Europe. I'm also an ardent traveller and like going on weekend holidays from time to time. My non-food passions: Old Bollywood music is something I enjoy.

My favourite `foodie' destination: New Zealand. I eat at regular intervals as not eating for long can trigger mood swings. Light, vegetarian dishes keep me energised and nourished. On the sets, I eat: Simple, home-cooked food. I strongly feel that even men have a role to play in the kitchen and should cook for their loved ones whenever possible. Men should learn to cook too I My brother was taught to cook with the same enthusiasm my sister and I were. To impress my man: I'd stick to my forte В delectable north Indian food that is complex in flavour and beautifully presented. The filmmakers on the panel Leena Yadav (Parched, Rajma Chawal), Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (Nil Battey Sannata, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Panga) and actor-turned-director Tannishtha Chatterjee (whose debut behind the camera, Roam Rome Mein, is doing the festival rounds and awaiting release) spoke as much about the challenges they face as about the. I also find cooking therapeutic and relaxing. So, my love for it started even before I was born! I enjoy cooking: I simply love it when I get a lot of compliments for my cooking. This is because when my mom was expecting me, she would keep craving aloo matar. My favourite recipe : Undoubtedly, aloo matar it's my weakness. My earliest memory of food: Since I have lived in a joint family, food for me isn't just about pleasing my taste buds, but a whole lot of fun that comes with eating together. No matter how hard I try to recreate the same aroma and taste in my dish, I always fail at it. My вЂњmaa ke haath ka khanaвЂњ: Is delicious, especially her dhaba-style aloo matar and rajma chawal.

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