Peas Masala

My kids are not keen on peas so I wanted to make it little interesting for them with some healthy homemade spices. Green peas in a spicy tomato gravy goes well with chapathi, roti or even jeera rice. 

Ingredients - Serves 4

• Fresh or frozen peas - 1 cup
• Sliced onions - 1 cup
• Tomato puree - 2 tblsp
• Cashew nuts - 6 to 8
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Jeera - 1/2 tsp
• Dry methi leaves - 2 tblsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 tblsp

Method

• Soak cashews in warm water for 10 minutes and grind it into a smooth paste
• Heat the pan with a tablespoon of oil and add sliced onions
• Saute for a minute and add ginger garlic paste
• Saute till raw smell leaves and allow it to cool down

• Grind saute onion and ginger garlic into smooth paste
• Heat pan with oil and add jeera - when it pops add grounded paste, peas, tomato puree, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala

• Cook till peas are tender and gravy thickens up
• Now add cashew paste, dry methi leaves and bring it to boil

• Serve hot with roti or jeera rice

Nutritional Information

• Green peas is loaded with Antioxidants and Anti-inflammatory nutrients
• Green peas lowers the risk of most inflammatory diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and arthritis.
• Consumption of Green peas along with other legumes decreases the risk of stomach cancer
• Per serving = 185 calories approximately