Green Peas Kurma

Today is the 6th day of blogging marathon and the recipe is green peas kurma which is a favorite accompaniment for roti or poori in our households.Here goes the recipe......

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Green peas(soaked,cooked)	2cups
Onion	2no.(medium size)
Tomato	3nos.(medium size)
Ginger&garlic paste	2tsp
Chilly powder	1tsp
Coriander powder	2tsp
Garam masala powder	1/4tsp
Turmeric powder	1/2tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	as needed
Salt	to taste
Oil/ghee	2tbs

To grind

Ingredient	Quantity
Coconut	1/2cup
Fennel seeds	1/2tsp
Poppy seeds(kasakasa)	1/2tsp
Cashews(broken)	2tsp

To Season

Ingredient	Quantity
Cloves(lavangam)	3nos.
Fennel seeds	1/2tsp
Cinnamon	1 inch piece
Star anise	1no.

Method

                  Cook the green peas and grind the given ingredients to a fine paste,keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients given for seasoning.Now add the finely chopped onions and saute till it turn golden brown then ginger&garlic paste and fry it.
Once it is done add the tomatoes and cook until it becomes mushy.Add the ground coconut paste and saute it for a minute.
Then add all the powders and mix it well,add a cup of water,cover it and cook in the medium flame for about 6-7 minutes or till the raw smell goes off.
Now add the cooked green peas and cook it for a boil and garnish it with coriander leaves.
Serve it with roti or poori.

Enjoy.......

• The sauted onion and tomatoes can be grind along with the coconut to get a smooth gravy.
• Green chillies can also be added and instead of water milk can be used for a nice and creamy kurma.
• While using the fresh or frozen peas,it can be sauted along with onion and tomatoes.
• Coconut paste can be substituted with thick coconut milk.

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