Green Peas Curry/Green peas Masala- Restaurant Style

Green peas is a seasonal vegetable and it was available only in winter 10 -12 years back in India but these days it is available around the year in the frozen form.
But nothing can beat the taste and the flavor of fresh peas from the pods and love those cuties in my curries and rice.
I buy the green peas in winter in a bulk and freeze it but today I made this curry from the fresh peas.This is a flavorful curry which is available in Annapurna restaurant to serve it along with naans and parathas.This is my close friend's recipe and now on to the recipe........................

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Green Peas	11/2cups
Onion(finely chopped)	1no.
Tomato(finely chopped)	1no.
Green chilly(slit lengthy)	3nos.
Coriander powder/dhania podi	2tsp
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/4tsp
Garam masala powder	1/4tsp
Oil	4tbs
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2tbs
Curry leaves(chopped)	2 sprigs
Salt	to taste

To saute and grind

Ingredient	Quantity
Onion(roughly chopped)	2nos.(medium size)
Tomato(roughly chopped)	2nos.
Garlic/poondu(roughly chopped)	4 cloves
Ginger/inji(roughly chopped)	1 inch piece
Coriander leaves(rougly chopped)	1 handful
Mint leaves	one handful
Cashews	2tsp
Cloves/lavangam	6nos.
Cinnamon/pattai	1 inch piece
Green cardamom/ellakai	1no.
Green chilly	3-4nos.

Method

Cook the green peas in the microwave for 5-6 minutes with a pinch of salt and keep it aside.
Heat a tbs oil, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, followed by onions and green chillies.When onion turns brown add tomatoes and fry until it turns mushy.Finally add cashews and fry a while then add coriander and mint and fry until it shrinks.Once it is cooled grind into fine paste.

Heat around 4 tbs of oil add onion and fry until it turns golden then add tomato and green chillies and fry for a minute.Add cooked green peas follows turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and fry it.

Then add the ground paste and add 1/2-3/4 cup of water(At this point if you feel oil is less add little more)Allow  it to boil,till the oil separates and become thick.Can garnish it with fresh green chillies and coriander leaves.

Serve it with roti or naan.

Enjoy............................................ 

• This curry needs little more oil to get a nice taste,so do not compromise on the amount of oil.
• Here I  didn't use red chilly powder only the green chillies but if you want you can add 1/2 tsp but the color will be different.
• Cook the green peas in the microwave oven or a open pot.

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