Now this recipe is inspired by my green peas soup. The soup was creamy and buttery, and had all the potential to be a good gravy base for vegetables. Today, I set out making green peas base curry and it turned out super delicious.
The gravy mainly has peas and tomato pureed and finished with spices. I added whole peas and potato to the gravy. The potato was also marinated and cooked separately and then added. This step is optional and the potatoes can be added as-is. You can even add paneer, carrots, gobi, mushroom or mix of vegetables to the gravy.
This gravy is different from the regular tomato-onion gravy. Peas infuses its own flavour to the gravy, also giving it a texture. You can add some cream for rich taste. I have used butter in the entire preparation, You can skip butter and add oil of your preference. Try this recipe, for, its different from the usual gravy. The gravy makes a good side for roti, naan, ghee rice or steamed rice.
- Green Peas 200grams
- Potato 2
- Green Chillies 3
- Tomato 1
- Onion 1
- Curd 3 tbsp
- Turmeric 1tsp
- Coriander powder 1 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder 1tsp
- Cumin Powder 1tsp
- Cumin Seeds 1tsp
- Kasoori Methi 1tsp
- Mustard Seeds 1tsp
- Butter 2 tbsp
- Oil 1tsp
- Marinate cubed potatoes in curd, salt, oil, dry powders -cumin, coriander, turmeric, red chilli and kasoori methi.
- Let it sit for at least 15 minutes.
- Heat a pan, transfer the marinade to it and cook for 2 minutes on high flame. Close the lid and cook potatoes for 4-6 minutes. Add little water if the contents seem dry.
- on high flame, Fry the potatoes till crisp and and the masala is evaporated.Keep aside.
- Blanch tomato and green peas. Let it cool.
- Peal tomatoes and grind along with 3/4th portion of peas, without adding any water. Save the other quarter for later.
- Heat butter in a kadai on medium flame.
- Add jeera, green chilli and garlic and sauté well.
- Next, add onions and fry.
- Once the onions are brown, add pureed tomato and peas.
- Adjust salt. gravy to required consistency by adding water little by little.
- Bring the gravy to boil.
- Add peas and fried potato. Mix well.
- Finish with coriander leaves.
- 1.Dried green peas can be used. but instead of blanching, pressure cook it for 2-3 whistle and follow the rest of the recipe.
- 2.Adding marinated and fried potato is optional. The potatoes can be added plain or any other choice of vegetable can be added.In such case add dry spice powders - cumin, coriander, turmeric and red chilli powder to the gravy. Just before adding water.Add kasoori methi in the end
