KERALA GREEN PEAS CURRY (Kugan)

KERALA GREEN PEAS CURRY

Ingredients:

1 cup green peas soaked over night, cook in a pressure cooker till cooked,
with enough water. Keep the water and green peas aside.

1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
2 inch piece cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
2 cloves

1 big onion sliced
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste

1 red tomato chopped
2 green chillies, slit into 4 and cut across
2 sprig curry leaves

1 tsp chillie powder
2 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp tumeric powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
A pinch of pepper powder
Salt to taste

¾ cup thick coconut milk

Method:

Heat a pot with the oil, add in the spices and let them crackle.
Add in the sliced onions, saute till light brown.
Add in the ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.

Now add in the chopped tomatoes, green chillies and curry leaves.
Saute till the tomatoes turn mushy.
Add in all the spice powders with the salt. Saute well till a nice aroma comes.

Add in the cooked green peas with the water. Let it simmer till the gravy is thick.
Now add in the thick coconut milk, mix well and switch off the flame.
Serve with rice or roti.