Spicy Matar Masala Recipe
Spicy Matar Masala is a simple and easy dish which can be prepared in a short time. When you are out of vegetables these frozen matar come to your help. The Spicy Matar Masala is cooked in a gravy form where the matar is cooked in an onion and tomato base gravy.
Ingredients
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1 cup Green peas (Matar)
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boiled
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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3 to 4 Curry leaves
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2 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
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broken into two piece
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2 to 3 Cloves (Laung)
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Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
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1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
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1 Onion
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finely chopped
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1/2 cup Onion
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paste
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3/4 cup Homemade tomato puree
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1-1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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Salt
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as required
Instructions
Step 1
To begin with the Spicy Matar Masala,Firstly heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add cumin seeds and mustard seeds
Step 2
Once it splutters, add curry leaves, bay leaf, cloves and badi elaichi
Step 3
After a minute, add green chillies and garlic ginger paste
Step 4
Cook it for about a minute
Step 5
Next add the chopped onions and cook them till they become soft and translucent
Step 6
Next, add the onion paste and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes
Step 7
Then add the tomato puree and add all the masalas and salt
Step 8
Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes or till the oil starts separating
Step 9
Now add the green peas and allow it to cook for another 2 minutes
Step 10
Check for salt and spice, adjust according to your taste and switch off the flame'Serve your Spicy Matar masala with roti and dal