Halwai May 20, 2024

Ingredients:

• 1 cup – peas
• 1 – Potato
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves, a few
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala
• For grinding:
• 2 – Onions
• 2 – Tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 – small piece Ginger
• 2 – Green chillies
• For seasoning:
• 2 tsp – oil
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds

Method:

  1. Soak the peas overnight in water and the next day, pressure cook the peas along with pinch of salt and turmeric along with potato and keep it aside.
  2. Peel the cooked potato skin and chop it into pieces and keep this aside.
  3. Chop the onions, tomatoes, green chillies, ginger and add it to the mixer.
  4. Grind the above ingredients along with cumin seeds to a fine paste.
  5. Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds when the oil is hot.
  6. When the cumin seeds begin to sputter, add the ground masala paste and allow the gravy to cook till the raw smell goes off.
  7. When the ground masala paste is cooked completely, add the peas and potato and add required salt and mix it well.
  8. Add the garam masala and remove the gravy from flame.
  9. Finally garnish with coriander leaves.
  10. Serve hot with chapattis.
  11. Recipe courtesy: Subbalakshmi Renganathan
  12. http://www.subbuskitchen.com/