Matar Masala

Ingredients

1 cup fresh green peas

1 potato peeled and cubed

5 tsp oil

2 tsp besan

2 onions finely chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp turmeric / haldi powder

1 tsp red chilli powder or as per your taste

1 tsp kanda lahsun masala powder

1 tsp misal masala powder

2 tomatoes finely chopped

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves

Procedure

• Wash peas and potato cubes and cook in cooker with 1 cup water and a little salt, for 2 whistles

• Heat a pan and dry roast besan for 5 mins or till a nice aroma comes

• Transfer it to a bowl and put oil in the same pan

• Put chopped onion in the oil and saute till it turns light brown

• Add ginger-garlic paste and fry until the raw smell disappears

• Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy

• Add roasted besan, masala powders, turmeric powder and red chilli powder, saute for a minute

• Now add in the boiled peas and potato mixture and stir well

• Let the gravy boil for 5- 10 mins, check for salt and turn off the flame

• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with roti, naan, poori or idiyappam.