Bongs do eat veg and when they do, they do it in style.
Recipe Tags
Veg
Easy
Everyday
West Bengal
Pressure Cook
Boiling
Sauteeing
Side Dishes
Ingredients Serving: 5
Dried Yellow Peas or Matar - 2 cups (soaked in water overnight)
Tamarind water- 2 tbsp
Cumin Powder- 1 tsp
Potato cut in small cubes
Bay leaf- 1
Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp
salt as per taste
oil 2 tbsp
Onion- 1 large sized, finely chopped
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder- 1/2 tsp
Tomato- 1 large sized, chopped
Roasted dry red chilli and cumin powder-1 and 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder 1/2 teaspoon
Handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped
Coconut and Green chillies for garnishing, chopped
Instructions
Pressure cook the peas with a little water and salt on medium heat, till 3 whistles blow.
Heat oil in a pan, then add the bay leaf, cumin seeds and add the onions. Saute a little bit till the onions turn pink. Then add ginger-garlic paste and stir. Next add the potatoes and saute along with the masala.
Sprinkle some water to the pan to prevent the ginger-garlic paste from burning. Now add the turmeric, cumin, red chili powder. Fry for few seconds till the oil separates from the mixture.
Add the chopped tomatoes, sprinkle some water and cover the pan with a lid. Lower the heat to cook the tomatoes till they become soft and squishy. After 2 minutes open the lid, add the peas and cook the masala for 1 more minute.
After 5 minutes of boiling, sprinkle some garam masala powder on the curry and give a nice stir.
Garnish with chopped coconut, coriander leaves and green chillies, the tamarind water and good sprinkle of the roasted cumin and dry red chilli powder.
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Pressure cook the peas with a little water and salt on medium heat, till 3 whistles blow.
Heat oil in a pan, then add the bay leaf, cumin seeds and add the onions. Saute a little bit till the onions turn pink. Then add ginger-garlic paste and stir. Next add the potatoes and saute along with the masala.
Sprinkle some water to the pan to prevent the ginger-garlic paste from burning. Now add the turmeric, cumin, red chili powder. Fry for few seconds till the oil separates from the mixture.
Add the chopped tomatoes, sprinkle some water and cover the pan with a lid. Lower the heat to cook the tomatoes till they become soft and squishy. After 2 minutes open the lid, add the peas and cook the masala for 1 more minute.
After 5 minutes of boiling, sprinkle some garam masala powder on the curry and give a nice stir.
Garnish with chopped coconut, coriander leaves and green chillies, the tamarind water and good sprinkle of the roasted cumin and dry red chilli powder.
INGREDIENTS
SERVING: 5
Dried Yellow Peas or Matar - 2 cups (soaked in water overnight)
Tamarind water- 2 tbsp
Cumin Powder- 1 tsp
Potato cut in small cubes
Bay leaf- 1
Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp
salt as per taste
oil 2 tbsp
Onion- 1 large sized, finely chopped
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder- 1/2 tsp
Tomato- 1 large sized, chopped
Roasted dry red chilli and cumin powder-1 and 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder 1/2 teaspoon
Handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped
Coconut and Green chillies for garnishing, chopped
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