Peas Kurma | Peas Kurma Gravy | Gravy Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
- 1 Cup frozen or blanched peas
- ½ Tsp red chilli powder
- ½ Tsp garam masala
- 2 Tbsp oil
- ½ Tsp salt (or to taste)
- Chopped coriander
- ½ Tbsp dhania
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 1 Tsp fennel seeds/saunf
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- 2 finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 piece cinnamon
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 2 laung/cloves
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 2 cloves finely chopped garlic
- 1" finely chopped ginger
- 1 finely chopped green chilli
- ⅔ Cup freshly grated coconut
- 5-6 cashews
- Soak cashews in little warm water for an hour
- Gather all masala ingredients, dhania, saunf, jeera, laung and dalchini
- Dry roast dhania, saunf and jeera till lightly fragrant
- Finely chop green chilli, ginger and garlic
- In a pan, heat oil and add jeera. Let it splutter
- Add cinnamon and laung and fry for a few seconds till they turn fragrant
- Next add finely chopped onions and saute till translucent
- Add finely chopped green chilli, ginger and garlic. Saute
- After the raw smell disappears, add finely chopped tomatoes and saute again
- When tomatoes turn mushy turn off the heat and let it cool
- Next we will make white paste, add grated coconut in a mixer jar
- Add soaked cashews
- Grind into a paste till smooth, with water
- Add roasted dhania, saunf and jeera
- Grind again into paste. Keep aside
- Now the tomato-onion mixture would have cooled, grind this into a paste
- In a pan, heat oil, add ground white paste and start sauteing
- Next add ground tomato paste and mix well
- Add salt and mix well
- Sprinkle red chilli powder and garam masala and mix well
- Pour about ½ Cup water or as required to adjust consistency
- Now the star of the show, peas/matar can go in
- Let they cook with the gravy. Cover and cook for 5 minutes and oil starts to come to the top
- Finally add chopped coriander and finish off the gravy
- Serve hot with chapathi/rotis/parathas!
Use fresh or frozen peas, whatever you have on hand, both work well
Adjust spice as per your taste
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/peas-kurma/
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