Showing posts with label green peas masala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green peas masala. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Green Peas Masala


One of the easiest curry to do for me would be Green peas masala.Since the time I ate this in a restaurant,I liked it very much.Finally I found this recipe to be very agnate with the curry I ate at the restaurant.
Ingredients for Green Peas Masala,
Fresh green peas-2cups ( you can also use 2 cups of soaked dry green peas and cook them in pressure cooker before adding it to the curry)
Oinion-1 ( small)
Tomato-1
Garlic pods-1
Green chillies-2
Salt-1 tsp
Turmeric-1/2 tbsp.
Fennel seeds-1/2 tbsp
Cashew nut powder- 1 tbsp
Cinnamon-1/4 stick
Black cardamom- 1/2
Cardamom-2 ( slightly slit,so that it can leave its aroma into the curry)
Clove-1
Bay leaves-1
Oil-2 tbsp


  1. Sauté onions and tomatoes in a tbsp of oil in a pan and grind them with garlic and green chillies into a fine paste.
  2. Take 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and add fennel seeds,cinnamon,cardamom ,cloves and bay leaves .
  3. Add fresh green peas ,sprinkle a pinch of salt on them and sauté for a minute.
  4. Add the ground onion,tomato ,green chillies and garlic mix to the pan.Add turmeric powder.
  5. Add cashew nut powder and salt.Add water if required,allow it to bubble for 3 minutes.
  6. Garnish with grated paneer (optional).
  7. Add water while grinding sauted onions and tomatoes.