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Creamy Green Peas Masala
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
-5
Author
Puja
Ingredients
Fresh or frozen peas - 1 cup
Onion - 1
finely chopped
Chana masala/ chole masala - 1 tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
or as per your taste
Kasturi methi leaves - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
chopped
Salt - as per the taste
To saute and grind:
Tomatoes - 4
medium
Onions - 2
roughly sliced
Ginger - 1/4 inch piece
Garlic - 6 pods
Green chillies - 2-3
Ingredients to make cashew paste:
Cashew nut - 5-6
Curd - 2 - 3 tbsp
For tempering:
Cloves
- 3
Cinnamon - 1/4 inch piece
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Butter - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Instructions
In a deep pan add water and peas.
Cook peas till it gets cooked and set side.(You can also pressure cook the peas)
Now in a pan or kadhai add a tbsp of oil.
Add onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilli, saute till tomatoes gets mushy.
Let it cool down and grind it to a fine paste. Set aside.
Now grind cashews along with curd to a smooth paste and keep it aside.
Heat butter in a pan or kadhai add cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon.
Let it splutter.
Once it starts spluttering add chopped onion and saute until brown.
Now add tomato paste and stir well.
Saute for 3-5 mins then add channa or chole masala, red chilli powder and salt.
Add water as per required and let it boil.
Now add the cashew paste and stir well.
Add cooked peas, and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes on a low flame.
Once it gets boiled add kasturi methi leaves and chopped coriander leaves and switch off the stove.
Serve peas masala along with vegetable rice, roti, simple pulaos, puri, tandoori roti or paratha.