Peas masala recipe
Green peas masala with fresh green peas, pairs well with roti, naan, and pulaos
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup Green peas
- 1 Onion
- 3 Tomato
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 2 Green chili
- 2 Tsp Red chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 + 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1 tsp Kasoori methi
- 10 Cashew nuts
- ¼ cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Curd
- 2 tbsp Oil
- ¾ cup Water
Instructions
- Soak 10 cashew nuts in ¼ cup warm milk. Preferably use full cream milk.
- Puree 3 ripe tomatoes and keep aside.
- In a pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp oil.
- Add chopped onions.
- Saute till they become translucent.
- Add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste to the this now.
- Saute till raw smell goes off.
- Add in the tomato puree to this.
- Mix well.
- Add 2 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp cumin powder,1 tsp coriander powder,1 tsp garam masala and 1 tbsp curd.
- Mix well and add salt.
- Add 1.5 cups fresh green peas.
- Add ¾ cup water to this and mix well.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- If using frozen peas cook for one whistle or simply cover and cook.
- Open the cooker and add the cashew milk paste.
- Add crushed kasoori methi.
- Add ½ tsp garam masala and mix well.
- Boil for a minute.
- Switch off the flame
- Green Peas masala ready.
Notes
1 Instead of cashew paste, you can add ¼ cup of fresh cream
2. If using frozen green peas, give one whistle in the pressure cooker.
3. Peas masala goes well with Jeera rice, roti,poori and naan.
