Dry Peas Curry

By VijSen

Dry Peas Curry is yet another dish from my grandmom's kitchen.This is the most famous family meal we would ask her often. Its quite healthy and easy to cook. This scrumptious crispy curry is sure to tickle everyone's taste buds. The dish's main ingredient is peas and is cooked by coating it with a lovely thick paste of onions and tomatoes. The mild heat comes from the chilli powder.

Ingredients

• 500 * 500gm boiled peas
• 2 * 2 finely chopped onions
• 2 * 2 finely chopped tomatoes
• 5-6 * 5-6 finely chopped garlic cloves
• 2-4 * 2-4tsp chilli powder
• 2 * 2 tsp cumin seeds
• * Salt to taste
• 2 * 2 tbs olive oil
• For the paste
• 1 * 1 onion
• 1 * 1 tomato
• 5-6 * 5-6 garlic cloves

Details

Adapted from spicesnaroma.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Grind the onion, tomato and garlic to a fine thick paste without adding water. Keep them aside.

Heat 1 tbs olive oil in a cooking vessel. Once heated up, add the cumin seeds and let it splutter. Add the onions with little salt and let it sweat. Cook for about 10min on low flame with the lid on. Now add the tomatoes and cook till the oil separates. Add in the chilli powder and cook till the raw smell disappears.

Add the above made paste and add very little water. Cook for another 10min. It should be dry and thick. Now add the boiled peas and remaining oil and cook for 3-5 min. It should get a crispy texture.

Adjust salt to taste.