Green Peas Masala (Dhaba Style)

It’s great side dish which goes well with fried rice/ chapatti/roti… I just tried this recipe in my kitchen for Valentine’s Day potluck. It came out well. I didn’t add any fresh cream. I have added cashew paste it gives a very good consistency to this gravy.  

Oh my goodness…. What a fantastic smell from kasoori methi leaves….!!! I really loved it. If you want to get typical restaurant taste, try to use dry methi leaves, kashmiri red chilli powder and channa masala .

Wow… Yummy dish… So here goes the recipe, I’m sure you would love it!

 Ingredients

Green Peas – 2 cups

Red Chilli Powder – 3 tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Chole (or) Channa Masala – 3 tsp

Kasoori Methi – ½ tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves – ¼ cup

Salt to taste

To Grind

Cashew – ¼ cup

Curd – ½ cup

To Temper

Butter – 5 tsp

Jeera – 1 tsp

Cinnamon – 2 inch piece

Cloves – 4

Cardamom – 2

(To Saute and Grind)

Finely Chopped Onions – 4

Finely Chopped Tomatoes – 6(medium)

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Garlic – 10 pods

Chopped Green Chillies – 5

Method

Take 2 cups of green peas and soak it in water through overnight and keep it aside.

Pressure cook peas with little salt for 5 to 7 whistles and keep it aside.

In a blender add cashew nuts and curd to a smooth creamy paste and keep it aside in a separate bowl.

In a pan, add all the ingredients which are under “sauté and grind”. Then sauté it till it becomes mushy.

Let it cool down for another 15 min, and then grind it as a fine coarse paste.

In a pan, heat butter and add the ingredients which are under “to temper”. Now add the finely chopped onions.

Fry onions, till it becomes mushy. Then add the grinded paste and sauté.

Saute it for 10 minutes on a low flame. Then add red chilli powder, chole masala.

Now add water and allow it to boil for 5 min to bring it a correct consistency. Then add the cashew paste and give a quick stir.

Then add the cooked peas, sugar and cook on a low flame. Now add chopped coriander leaves.

Take dry kasoori methi leaves and rub with your hands and add it into this masala.

Keep cook for another 5 min and ten switched off the flame.