Chunky Potatoes with Golden Raisins

Name: Chunky Potatoes with Golden Raisins (Aloo Kishmish Ki Subzi)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: ½ cup frozen green peas (no need to thaw); 1 small red onion, coarsely chopped; 1 pound russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into ½-inch cubes, and submerged in a bowl of cold water to prevent browning; 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ cup golden raisins (see Tip); 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 lengthwise slices fresh ginger (each 2 inches long, 1 inch wide, and ⅛ inch thick); 3 dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed; 4 large cloves garlic; ¼ cup firmly packed fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems

Aloo Kishmish Ki Subzi

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

660 Curries

By Raghavan Iyer

Published 2008

About

I love the burst of sweetness that plump golden raisins offer this mélange of spicy ingredients. Serve it with puffy pooris for a private pamper-yourself lunch. Go ahead and treat yourself to a glass of Viognier, Sancerre, or pinot blanc with the simple meal. You deserve it, don’t you?

Ingredients

1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 small red onion, coarsely chopped

Asia
India
Side dish
Main course
Vegan
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the tomatoes, with their juices, and the onion, cilantro, garlic, chiles, and ginger in a blender jar. Puree, scraping the inside of the jar as needed, to make a reddish-green sauce.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cumin seeds and cook until they sizzle, turn reddish brown, and smell nutty, 5 to 10 seconds. Immediately add th