Peas curry /Matar Usal is sweet and spicy at the same time. Maharashtrians generally add sugar or powdered jaggery to many of the dals and curries and this matar usal is no exception.
Ingredients
1 cup boiled fresh green peas
5 tsp oil
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 finely chopped onion
2 finely chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric pdr
2 tsp Kolhapur kanda lahsoon masala or usal masala pdr
2 tsp besan/ chickpea flour
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves
Farsan and chopped onions for garnishing
Pav or bread
Butter for roasting pav
Procedure
Heat oil in a pan, fry chopped onions till translucent
Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute, followed by chopped tomatoes
Fry tomatoes till they turn mushy
Put turmeric pdr, Kanda lahsoon masala, and saute for a second
Add besan and fry for a minute
Now drop in the boiled green peas, salt and water if needed
Let it boil for 5-10 mins
Turn off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Heat tava cut the pav into 2 halves, apply butter on it and roast it on both the sides
Serve hot with the curry topped with some farsan and chopped onions.
Note: you can substitute peas with sprouted matki or moong
Comments