Green Peas Masala

Fresh peas are in season now and hubby makes sure he buys it in bulk.The mound of peas is so huge that I bet you wont be able to see me sitting behind it.I am not kidding..by the end of peeling every peas pod,I am ready for a relaxing massage;-).I like to add peas to the curries I make for rotis,but hubby feels I am ‘wasting’ it when I can make Peas ambat(his fave).I gently remind him that ambat uses a ground coconut masala as the base,which we avoid these days,then he lets me do my own thing!!

Few times I’ve ordered Peas masala in restaurants is out of necessity.Some pure non-veg restaurants in the city have lesser/very few options for vegetarians.I always end up ordering Mix veg curry or Peas masala with Appam/Idiyappam.I never tried to recreate it at home coz as I said,I always make Peas ambat whenever we lay hands on fresh peas.The last batch of peas we bought went wholly into Paneer matar.This curry came into picture at the eleventh hour.It was dinner time and I had finished making rotis,I did not make any side dish “thinking” there was some leftover curry left in the fridge.To my horror,there was only a spoonful left which wouldn’t suffice for both of us.I needed a jhatpat curry and peas came to rescue. I followed the same recipe as my Easy-Chole replacing Channa by Peas.

Green Peas Masala

Ingredients

Green peas-fresh or frozen – 1 cup
Salt to taste

[Microwave the peas with a cup of water for 5 minutes]

Onions - 2 medium,finely chopped

Tomatoes - 2 medium,finely chopped

[Fry onions in a little oil till brown,add the tomatoes and fry till mushy.Let it cool,grind to a smooth paste]

Green chilly - 1,finely chopped

Ginger chopped - 1 tbsp

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Everest Chole masala - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp,finely chopped

Kasuri methi - 1 tbsp

Chat masala,garam masala - 1 tsp each[optional]

Oil - 2 tsp

Method

In a kadai pour oil and fry the onion-tomato paste for 2 minutes.

Add the green chilly and ginger,fry for a minute.

Add red chilly powder,coriander powder and chole masala and fry for 2 minutes.

When everything gets mixed well,add the cooked &drained peas and mix well.

Let it boil,check the salt.

Add coriander leaves and kasuri methi and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Just before switching off,add the garam masala and chat masala[if adding] and let it boil.

Serve hot with chapathi.