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Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala Recipe

Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala Recipe

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 50 M
Course Main Course
Cuisine North Indian Recipes
Diet Vegetarian

Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala is a delicious side dish which can be paired with any kind of Indian bread as well as jeera rice or ghee rice. This is a very simple recipe, though the list of ingredient is a little long but most of the ingredients are easily available in our kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Green peas (Matar)
  • 3 Onions
  • ground into a paste
  • 5 cloves Garlic
  • finely chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Ginger
  • finely chopped
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • pureed
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
  • Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • finely chopped
  • 6 Cashew nuts
  • 2 tablespoons Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 2 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Butter (Salted)

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala, we have to first cook the peas

Step 2

 Pressure cook the green peas along with 2 tablespoons water for 1 whistle

Step 3

Release the pressure of the cooker immediately

Step 4

Keep the cooked peas aside

Step 5

 Meanwhile, soak cashew nuts in warm water for 15 minutes

Step 6

 Once the cashews have softened, add them to a mixer and grind them along with curd to make a smooth paste

Step 7

In a heavy bottomed pan, heat oil on medium flame

Step 8

Once the oil is hot, reduce it to a low flame, add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves

Step 9

Once the aroma of the spices start wafting in the air, add chopped garlic & ginger and sauté until the raw smell goes away

Step 10

This will take about a minute or two

Step 11

Next, add onion paste, tomato puree and saute until the raw smell of onions goes away

Step 12

This will take about 5 minutes

Step 13

 Then add all the dry spice powders including turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder and salt to taste

Step 14

Mix them well and add 2 tablespoons of water to the mixture to avoid burning of the spices

Step 15

Once the spices are well cooked, add required water to get the required consistency of your choice

Step 16

Boil for 3 to 4 minutes

Step 17

Next, add the cashew-curd mixture (paste) and stir continuously for the proper mixing of ingredients

Step 18

Now ,add the cooked peas and let the Green Peas Masala cook on a low flame for 5 minutes

Step 19

Finally, switch off the gas and add a dollop of butter and chopped coriander leaves on top

Step 20

Serve Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala with Phulkas or Tawa Paratha along with a Cauliflower and Cucumber Raita for your everyday meals

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