Green peas masala Recipe | Matar Masala | Creamy green peas curry
Green peas masala is a creamy and delicious side dish made with green peas.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Peas 1 cup
- Onions 2
- Tomato 2
- Garlic 6-8
- Ginger 1 tbsp chopped
- Cashews 2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Coriander powder ½ tsp
- Garam masala ¾ tsp
- Turmeric powder ½ tsp
- Cumin powder ¼ tsp
- Kasuri methi 2 tsp
- Coriander leaves 1 tbsp finely chopped
- Oil 1 tbsp
- Bay leaf 1
- Star anise 1
- Cloves 2-3
- Cinnamon small stick
Instructions
- Heat ½ tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and saute onions, tomato, cashews, ginger, and garlic
- Saute them for 4-5 minutes and allow them to cool down and take in the mixer.
- Grind to smooth paste.
- In the same pressure cooker add remaining oil and temper with bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves and star anise.
- Then add the grounded masala and saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Then add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and cumin powder and give a quick mix.
- Add required water to it.
- Finally add the green peas and close the cooker.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Once the pressure releases open the cooker.
- Garnish with kasuri methi and finely chopped coriander leaves.
- Creamy and delicious green peas masala is ready.
- Serve it with roti, phulka, chapati or jeera rice.
Notes
You can use butter instead of oil to make it more creamy.
You can use frozen or fresh peas for the recipe.
Adjust the spices according to your choice.
It will be more creamy without adding any cream. To make it more rich, you can add 2 tbsp of fresh cream.