Green Peas Masala

Green Peas masala serves as a good spread on a bread toast or as a side dish for rotis , chapathis or with curd/rasam rice. Its a very simple dish , which can be made quite quickly if you have frozen peas sitting in the freezer. Its my savior on those days when i get up late and have to pack a quick lunch for work, and don't have time to spend on chopping veggies.

Green Peas Masala

Ingredients

Serves - 3
Spice Level - Moderately Spicy
Prep time - 10 min
Cooking time - 20 minutes

Fresh/Frozen green Peas - 1 1/2 cups
Onion - 1 Large, chopped well
Tomato - 2 Large , 1 chopped well and 1 pureed.
Chilli/Curry powder - 2.5 Tbsp
Turmeric - 1/2 Tsp
Salt - as per taste
Ginger Garlic [GG] paste - 1 Tspn
Jeera/Cumin - 1 Tspn
Mustard - 1 tspn
Hing - a pinch
Oil - 2 Tbspn


Method

Firstly boil the frozen peas in 2 cups of water for 5 minutes or microwave on high for 5 min. Drain and keep aside.If you are using fresh peas, pressure cook them to the right extent.

Heat oil in a kadai. Add hing,mustard - let it splutter, add jeera - let it roast. Add in chopped onions and GG paste. Saute till onions are done. Now toss in the chopped tomato , tomato puree and half the amount of salt and turmeric. Let the tomatoes cook well and get mashed completely.Add the chilli powder and wrap well with the onion tomato mix. Saute till the raw smell of masala powder vanishes. Add about 1/2 cup water and the remaining salt and add in the cooked peas and mix well.Check to see if more salt/spice is needed at this stage , add if needed now.Cover the kadai with a  lid. Simmer flame and let the peas boil in the gravy for a few minutes until it thickens.Once the gravy thickens ,switch off flame.

Serve with rotis, chapathi , curd/rasam rice or on bread toast.

Notes

You may also use dry peas. If using , soak them overnight and pressure cook the peas to the right extent before making green peas masala.


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