Ingredients:

• 2 cups – fresh Green peas
• 1 – Potato (cut into cubes)
• 1 cup – Cauliflower (cut into florets)
• 1 inch – Ginger
• 8 Cloves – Garlic
• 3 – Green chillies
• 3 – Onions (ground into a paste)
• 1 cup – Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 – Bay Leaf
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala powder
• 2 tsp – cumin powder
• 2 tsp – coriander powder
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking
• Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Coarsely grind peas in a grinder without water. Make sure that some of the peas are left whole. Keep the mixture aside.
2. Make a paste of coriander leaves with a little water and keep aside.
3. Make a paste of ginger, garlic, green chillies and keep aside.
4. Deep fry potato, cauliflower and keep aside.
5. In a small bowl, add all the dry masala powders, some water to make a smooth paste and keep aside.
6. Heat oil in a kadai, put cumin seeds, bay leaves and add paste of ground peas.
7. Fry this on low heat for 8-10 mins.
8. When oil starts separating, add paste of ginger, garlic and green chillies, coriander leaves paste, onion paste, masala paste and salt. Mix well.
9. Cook the mixture again for about 5 mins.
10. Add some water (about half a cup).
11. Once it starts boiling, simmer on a low flame for 5-8 mins.
12. Adjust salt at this stage if required.
13. Add fried potato, cauliflower and mix well. Let it simmer on low heat for another 2 mins.
14. Take out in a serving bowl and serve with rice or chapatti.

Recipe courtesy of Pratibha Singh