Green Peas Masala

Submitted by Pesto lover

"This is a Punjabi side dish which sounds really good. I intend to try it soon."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala
• salt
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 2 cups green peas, frozen
• 1⁄4 cup whole milk or 1/4 cup light cream
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaf, for garnish

directions

1. Heat oil and add cumin seed. As soon as it sputters, add onion and cook about 5 minutes, until translucent.
2. Add tomatoes and cook 2 minutes.
3. Add water, turmeric, garam masala, salt and red chile powder. Let boil for 5 minutes.
4. Add peas and continue cooking until tender, about 7 min for frozen and about 10 min for fresh peas.
5. Add milk and cook 3 min more.
6. Serve, with cilantro leaves sprinkled on top.

Reviews

[loof751]

Loved these tasty peas! The spicing was spot on and the milk gave the dish just the right amount of creaminess. I used frozen peas which worked fine for this. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Made for ZWT8, Chefs gone WILD!

 

[Maito]

A nice, mildly spiced dish. I did as another reviewer did and added canned tomatoes and used less water (1/2 cup - but it was still lots of liquid). It doesn't need more hotness, but I would definitely recommend increasing the other spices or adding some ground coriander to it.

 

[Elmotoo]

What I liked best, besides the flavor, is that it counts as a starch AND vegetable dish all in one! I used canned tomatoes so i cut back on the water to 1c. It made just enough sauce. I served the peas with pan fried chicken breasts sprinkled with garam masala. The kids were in heaven ~ we ate it all! Made for Best of 2012 tag.