Peas Masala

Peas Masala is a yummy side dish that goes well with roti and pulao varieties like Jeera Rice or any mild pulao.. Mostly when I run out of vegetables I make this dish, as frozen peas is one vegetable that is always available in my kitchen.

Now to the recipe…

Ingredients:

• Green Peas (frozen or fresh) – 1 cup
• Onion – 2 medium
• Tomatoes – 2
• Coriander & Mint leaves – 1 handful each
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
• Salt – as needed
• Cashew  or Badam – 7 to 10 nos
• Milk – 1/8th cup
• Oil – 3 tbsp

Method:

• Heat a pan with oil and saute cubed onions. Once the onions are transparent add chopped tomatoes until mushy. Finally add the coriander & mint leaves, saute for a few seconds and switch off the flame. Cool and grind it to a paste.

• Heat a pan with oil and temper with cumin seeds and fry for a few seconds. Add finely chopped onions and saute until they are brown. Add in the ground paste followed by the spice powders – salt, chilli powder & coriander powder.

• Mix, so that the masalas combine well and cook in low-medium flame till oil separates. Add the peas and required water and mix. Let it boil in low-medium flame until the peas are cooked in the gravy.

• Meanwhile soak badam or cashews in milk. Grind it to a smooth paste. Finally add it to the cooked peas masala gravy. Mix and cook for a further 1 min.

Creamy & delicious peas masala is ready to serve. Serve it with roti or pulao.

Tips:

1.  You can use frozen peas or fresh peas.
2. I haven’t added ginger garlic paste or garam masala because I prefer the coriander & mint leaves flavour to dominate. You can add as per your choice.
3. You can add fresh cream too.

Sending this recipe to the events “Cooking with seeds” and “CWS Events”