Peas Masala


Ingredients:
Shelled Peas - 1 cup
Onion - 1 big
Tomato - 1 big
Oil/Ghee/Butter

Chopped Ginger - 1 sp
Garlic - 3 pods
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon stick - 1 med
Cardamom - 3
Cumin - 1 sp
Saunf - 1 sp
Poppy seeds - 1 sp (Opt)
Pepper powder - 1/2 sp (Opt)
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 sp
Coriander powder - 2 sp
Garam masala - 1 sp (Opt)
Salt
Coriander leaves - few

Boil the peas with pinch of salt and just enough water until it is cooked.Keep it aside.

In little oil, fry ginger and garlic. Add chopped onions to it and fry till pink.Add chopped tomatoes.Let it cool for sometime. Once cooled, grind this to fine paste using mixie/blender.

In little oil/butter, saute cumin,saunf.Add cloves,cinnamon, cardamom,poppy seeds and fry for few seconds.
Add the ground mixture and bring it to boil.
As onions/tomatoes were already cook, it is enough to boil a couple of minutes until they heat up.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala pepper powder,salt. Mix well.
Add shelled peas. Boil till the peas set well in the gravy.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with Roti/naan

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