Ingredients:
• Onion – 1 cup, chopped
• grated Coconut – 2 tbsp
• Green chillies 6
• Ginger 3 cm
• Garlic 10-12 flakes
• Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Poppy Seeds – 2 tsp
• Almonds or Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp
• Cardamoms 3
• oil or Ghee – 3 tbsp
• shelled Green peas – 3 cup
• Tomato puree – 1/2 cup
• thick Coconut Milk – 1 cup
• salt to taste
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
Method:
- Grind 1/2 onion with grated coconut, green chillies, ginger and garlic to smooth paste.
- Powder coriander, cumin, poppy seeds, almonds or cashew nuts and cardamoms together.
- Mix this powder with the ground paste.
- Heat oil or ghee in a kadai and fry the remaining onion till dark brown.
- Add the prepared masala and fry well.
- Add the green peas and about 3 cups of water.
- Cover and simmer till the peas are cooked.
- Add salt, tomato puree and simmer for 2 more minutes.
- Add the coconut milk.
- Just as it begins to boil, remove from fire and mix in the coriander leaves.