Kerala Style Green Peas Curry
For the final week of Blogging Marthon#41,I chose to cook with pick one ingredient and cook for 3 days,the ingredient is green peas.
I will be showcasing the recipes with green peas for next few days.Today's recipe is a flavorful green peas curry with coconut milk.Here I used the soaked dried peas and it can be made with fresh green peas.
Try this authentic Kerala style green peas curry and serve it along with rotis and parotas.Here goes the recipe............................
Basic Information
Soaking time 6-8 hours
Preparation time 15 minutes
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 30 minutes
Serves 3(generously)
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Green peas/pattani(soaked) | 11/2 cups |
| Onion(finely chopped) | 1 (large size) |
| Tomato(finely chopped) | 3 (medium size) |
| Ginger/inji | 1/2 inch piece |
| Garlic /poondu | 2 cloves |
| Ginger &Garlic paste | 2 tsp |
| Turmeric powder/manjal podi | 1/4 tsp |
| Red chilly powder/milagai podi | 1 tsp |
| Corinader powder/dhaniya podi | 2 tsp |
| Garam Masala powder | 1/2 tsp |
| Curry leaves/karivepillai | few leaves |
| Coriander leaves/kothamalli | 1 tbs(chopped) |
| Thick coconut milk/thengai paal | 1/2 cup |
| Cumin seeds/jeeragam | 1/2 tsp |
| Salt | 11/2 tsp |
| Oil | 3 tbs |
Method
Pressure cook the green peas with a cup of water and a pinch of salt for a whistle in a medium flame.
Heat a tbs of oil in a pan and saute the onion,ginger and garlic till transparent,add the chopped tomatoes.Cook it till mushy,put off the flame and grind it to a fine paste after cool down completely.
Heat a pan with the remaining oil,crackle the cumin seeds and add the ginger&garlic paste for a minute.Then add in the finely ground paste and cook it till the oil separates.Add in chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt.Add 1/2 cup of water and cook it in a medium flame till the raw smell disappears.Add the cooked peas now and adjust the consistency with water if needed.Let it boil for another couple of minutes.
Sprinkle the garam masala powder and add the coconut milk,let it boil for another 3-4 minutes.Finally sprinkle the coriander leaves and put off the flame.
Serve it with roti or parathas.
Enjoy........................................
- If fresh green peas is used then cook it in an open pot with a pinch of salt,separately and add it.
- If you want more of garam masala flavor,the add 2 cloves and 1/2 piece of cinnamon along with cumin seeds for tempering.
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