Matar/ White Peas Gravy

 

Ingredients:

White peas - 1 cup

Onion - 2 (fine chop)

Tomato - 2 (fine chop)

Green Chilly - 2 (fine chop) or green chilly sauce - 2 tsp

Ginger - small piece (crush)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Red Chilly powder- 1 tsp

Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Kasoori Methi - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - Little (fine chop)

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Water - 750 ml

Salt, Oil, Butter - As reqd

Method:

• Soak peas in water overnight.
• Strain the water and add 750 ml water.
• Add in salt, turmeric powder and ginger.
• Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
• Heat ghee in pan and add onion and saute.
• Add in green chillies and saute in low flame.
• Now add in tomatoes and saute.
• Add in cumin powder, coriander powder.
• Add in chilly powder and mix well.
• Cook in low flame till ghee oozes.
• Now add the boiled white peas with water and cook in low flame.
• Cook for app 3-4 mins.
• Now add little butter (1 tbsp) and mix well.
• Add in garam masala and kasoori methi.
• Add in fine chopped coriander leaves and transfer to serving bowl.