matar curry recipe | yellow peas curry recipe
Matar curry is one of the simplest, light and very tasty Indian curry recipe goes best with paratha, chapati, and rice. This is recipe prepared with yellow peas.
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- ¼ cup dry yellow peas/matar
- 2 cups water to soak peas
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 1-2 medium green chilies
- 1 inch ginger
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¼ tsp cumin
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp corinader powder
- ½ tsp garam masala [optional]
- salt to taste
- coriander for garnishing
Instructions
- soak yellow peas at least for 5 to 6 hours or overnight.
- take a mixer jar and transfer tomatoes, onion, ginger, green chilies and garlic. grind them to a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
- add cumin. when they crackle add a pinch of asafoetida.
- add the prepared tomato puree.
- add turmeric powder and cook the gravy for 5-8 mins on high flame.
- now, add red chili powder, salt and coriander powder. Also add garam masala if you like but i am not using in this recipe.
- mix well.
- cook the gravy until thickens.
- add soaked matar and mix.
- add water and pressure cook it for 5-6 whistles on medium flame.
- garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.
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