Green pea is a vegetable that is enjoyed by everyone. It also takes very less time to cook. Any recipe prepared using green peas is a hit in most households. I mostly use the frozen green peas but this time I was able to get fresh green peas. Since it is summer we got a chance to go vegetable picking in the farm where I picked fresh green peas, used in this recipe. I spent quite a bit of time and effort in picking the peas and it is worth it because the dish came out well. The taste of the fresh peas was extremely good when compared to the store bought frozen peas.

PREP TIME: 5 Mins

COOKING TIME: 20 Mins

Ingredients

Green Peas – 1 cup

Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon

Garam Masala powder – ½ teaspoon

Oil – 2 teaspoon

Salt – to taste

Ingredients – to grind

Onion – 1 chopped

Tomato – 1 chopped

Green Chilli – 2

Ginger – ¼ inch piece

Garlic – 4 pods

Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon

Fennel seeds – ½ teaspoon

Coriander seeds – ½ teaspoon

Roasted channa dal – 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure

STEP 1: Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds and roasted channa dal.

STEP 2: Add the garlic, ginger, green chilli and chopped onion.

STEP 3: Once the onion turns golden brown add tomatoes. Cook till the mixture turns mushy.

STEP 4: Let the mixture cool completely and make a fine paste.

STEP 5: Heat oil in a pan and add the masala paste and cook till the oil separates from the mixture.

STEP 6: Add the washed green peas and 250 ml of water.

STEP 7: Add the salt, chilli powder and garam masala powder. Mix well. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

TIP: Green peas gravy can be served with pulao rice, chapathi or naan.