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Peas Kurma Recipe | Chapati, Poori Side Dish

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Dry peas- 1/2 cup
  • Onion- 1 no.
  • Tomato- 1 no.
  • Fresh grated coconut- 1/4 cup
  • Green chillies- 2 no.
  • Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder- 1 tsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Red chilly powder- 1 tsp
  • Chopped ginger- 1 tsp

Seasoning ingredients

  • Cooking oil- 2 tsp
  • Bay leaf- 1 no.
  • Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
  • Cinnamon stick- 1" length
  • Cloves- 2 nos.

Instructions

Preparation

  • Soak peas in enough water for about 8 hours or overnight. Next day peas would have doubled up in volume to 1 cup.

Method

  • Chop the tomatoes in to fine cubes, peel off the onion and chop that too in to cubes. Slit the green chillies. Pressure cook soaked peas for 3 whistles and in simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Heat a pan adding all the seasoning ingredients one after the other. Let the cumins crackle, then add chopped onion and saute till translucent. Next add chopped ginger and green chillies.
  • Include tomatoes now and mix well. Let the tomatoes cook till mushy. Next throw in red chilly powder, salt and coriander powder. Combine everything well. Next add cooked peas along with it's water.
  • Meanwhile take coconut, fennel seeds and water in a mixer and whir to make fine puree.
  • Pour this puree to the pan. Adjust consistency by adding water and cook for few more minutes and switch off.
  • Amazing chapati side dish peas kurma is ready.

Notes

  • If you are using fresh peas, then pre-cooking is not necessary. You can add it after tomatoes and cook.
  • You can skip coconut and use cashews instead for rich taste of kurma.
  • Adjust spice as per your taste.