Green peas Ambat

When I started cooking after marriage,it always used to be a simple one with rice,dalithoi,rasam and curds.Not that we were diet conscious or anything then,that was all I could manage to cook!!To top it all,hubby had told me before marriage that he loved dalithoi and wouldn't mind having it daily.Little did he know that I would hold him for that one sentence!!!

Anyway,this phase did not last long.We spent about a month in Bangalore(fortunately) for his official purposes and I utilized this opportunity to learn his favorite dishes from ma-in-law.He didn't know of course.After coming back to Chennai,this ambat was one of the dishes I prepared for him and he was stunned.He just couldn't believe that my cooking prowess had gone from dalithoi to ambat!!I really understood the true meaning of the adage-The way to a man's heart is indeed through his stomach.One more advantage I had is,since I was a novice in cooking,whatever I prepare gets a nod from him coz he compares it to my initial days..;-)You have come a long way from that,he says.I take it as a compliment!!;-)

Greenpeas Ambat

Ingredients

Fresh/frozen peas - 150 gms
Carrot - 1 medium,chopped lengthwise
Drumstick - 2,cut into 2' pieces
Onion - 1 big,chopped finely

For the masala

Grated coconut - 1 cup
Roasted red chillies - 5to 6
Tamarind - 1 channa size

Method

Cook green peas,drumsticks and carrots together till soft.
Add salt to taste.
Grind the masala to a smooth paste and add to cooked greenpeas-drumstick-carrot.
Let it boil.
Simmer for about 5 minutes.
In a pan,take 1 tbsp oil and fry the onions in it till brown.
Add it to the ambat and mix well.
Serve with rice.