Name: Matar Kaju Masala/Green Peas & Cashew Nut Masala recipe by Priya Suresh at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1cup Green Peas (cooked); 1/2cup Cashew nuts (soaked in warm water); 1cup Tomato (chopped); 1cup Onion (grounded as fine paste); 1teaspoon Ginger garlic paste; 1/2teaspoon Cumin seeds; 1teaspoon Red chilly powder; 3/4teaspoon Garam masala powder; 1tablespoon Kasuri methi/Dried fenugreek leaves; 1/4cup Fresh Cream; 1/2tsp Cumin seeds; Bay leaf; Salt; 3 tablespoon Butter

ABOUT Matar Kaju Masala/Green Peas & Cashew Nut Masala RECIPE

This lipsmacking gravy served with naans together tastes absolutely delicious, trust me this dish is a real feast for whoever loves gravies with nuts. With mild sour taste and reddish creamy colour, this dish will definitely have an important place in many party menus.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1cup Green Peas (cooked)
1/2cup Cashew nuts (soaked in warm water)
1cup Tomato (chopped)
1cup Onion (grounded as fine paste)
1teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
1/2teaspoon Cumin seeds
1teaspoon Red chilly powder
3/4teaspoon Garam masala powder
1tablespoon Kasuri methi/Dried fenugreek leaves
1/4cup Fresh Cream
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
Bay leaf
Salt
3 tablespoon Butter

Instructions

Grind the chopped tomato pieces, cumin seeds, red chilly powder and garam masala powder as fine paste with enough water, keep aside.
Heat the butter, fry the cumin seeds, bay leaf until its turns brown.
Add the onion paste, cook for few minutes, add immediately the ginger-garlic paste until the raw smell goes off.
Add the grounded paste, saute everything well until the raw smells goes away.
Now add the cooked green peas, soaked kaju and cook for few minutes.
Add immediately the crushed kasuri methi leaves, salt, cream.
Cook for few minutes, add enough water to the gravy to turn thick..
Serve hot as side dish for rotis, parathas or naans.

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