Green Peas Masala

Ingredients:

1. Green peas - 1 cup soaked for 8 hours
2. Onion - 1 cup (chopped)
3. Tomato -3/4 cup chopped
4. Ginger -1 inch piece
5. Garlic -4 cloves
6. Green chilli - 1
7. Salt as required
8. Turmeric powder - a pinch
9. Chilli powder -1 tsp
10. Coriander powder -2 tsp
11. Jeera powder -3/4 tsp
12. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp 
13. Oil - 2 tsp
14. Cumin/ Jeera seeds - 1 tsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan saut onions till it turns golden brown .
• Add ginger, garlic and green chilli and saute for a few more minutes.
• Add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes turn mushy.

• Add all the ingredients mentioned under spice powder and saute for a few minutes. 

• Cool it and grind it to a fine paste.

• Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan or pressure pan, add jeera seeds, when it splutters, add the paste,
• Cook green peas with 1 cup of water, need salt and pressure cook for 2 whistles. 

• Drain water and mix well with masala paste.
• Peas masala is ready to serve as a side dish for chapati or porotta.

Note:You can use frozen peas also. In that case, do not pressure cook.