Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala Recipe

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. Course : Main Course Ingridients : 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 To begin making Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala, we have to first cook the peas. Pressure cook the green peas along with 2 tablespoons water for 1 whistle. Release the pressure of the cooker immediately. Keep the cooked peas aside. Meanwhile, soak cashew nuts in warm water for 15 minutes. Once the cashews have softened, add them to a mixer and grind them along with curd to make a smooth paste.In a heavy bottomed pan, heat oil on medium flame. Once the oil is hot, reduce it to a low flame, add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves.Once the aroma of the spices start wafting in the air, add chopped garlic & ginger and sauté until the raw smell goes away. This will take about a minute or two.Next, add onion paste, tomato puree and saute until the raw smell of onions goes away. This will take about 5 minutes. Then add all the dry spice powders including turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder and salt to taste.Mix them well and add 2 tablespoons of water to the mixture to avoid burning of the spices.Once the spices are well cooked, add required water to get the required consistency of your choice. Boil for 3 to 4 minutes.Next, add the cashew-curd mixture (paste) and stir continuously for the proper mixing of ingredients.Now ,add the cooked peas and let the Green Peas Masala cook on a low flame for 5 minutes.Finally, switch off the gas and add a dollop of butter and chopped coriander leaves on top.Serve Restaurant Style Green Peas Masala with Phulkas or Tawa Paratha along with a Cauliflower and Cucumber Raita for your everyday meals.