Green Peas Curry For Idly and Chapathy

  Green Peas Curry For Idly and Chapathy:

          This is a Konkani style dish goes well with idly and chapathy. It’s a very spicy and hot dish.

Ingredients :

·        Green peas – 2 cup

·        Potato – 1 small (boil, peel and mash)(optional)

·        Onion – 2 medium chopped

·        Tamarind paste – ½ spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:

·        Green chilli – 10 to 13nos(fry in oil)

·        Fenugreek seeds – ½ spn(fry in oil)

·        Grated coconut – ½ cup

·        Wheat flour – 1 ½ spn

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 3 spn

·        Curry leaves

Preparation :

·        Pressure cook the green peas until it becomes soft.

·        Heat oil in a pan, fry green chilli and fenugreek separately and grind along with coconut and wheat flour. Make it a fine paste by adding little water.

·        Mix the tamarind paste in 1 cup of water and extract the tamarind juice.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the curry leaves and sauté till it becomes crisp.

·        Then add the chopped onions and sauté till turn pink.

·    Then add the tamarind juice and coconut chilli paste, salt, turmeric powder and covered cook for 20 mins..(if required add water).

·        Then add the cooked green peas and mashed potato and mix well.

·         Cover it and cook it for 5 mins. Done!

                        

Green peas curry is ready... Garnish with coriander leaves..serve hot with idly or chapathy.. J