Potato-Green peas Masala

Ingredients :

Potato – 3 medium

Green peas – ½ cup

Onion – 1 big

Tomato – ½

Ginger-Garlic paste – ½ tsp

Coconut grated- ½ cup

Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp

Chilly powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Garam Masala /Chicken masala– 1 tsp

Curry leaf- 1 strand

Oil- 2 tsp

Salt

1.Soak the green peas in water overnight and cook till half done.

2.Add 1 tsp oil in the pan and add the cubed potato pieces and cooked green peas.Saute till the pieces turn light brown and remove it from the fire.

3.Meanwhile roast the grinded coconut in another pan till it turns golden brown.Remove the pan from the fire and add garam masala powder.We can also use chicken masala instead of garam masala.Grind this to a paste by adding little water.

4.Add 1 tsp oil and sliced onion in the same pan that we used to saute potato.When the onion turns golden brown,add ginger-garlic paste,curry leaf and tomato.Saute well till tomatoes are well cooked.Add the powders(turmeric powder,chilly powder and coriander powder) and mix well.To this add potato-green peas and coat well.

5.Potato-green peas is cooked well by adding enough water and salt.When the potato is almost cooked,add the coconut paste and adjust the consistency of the gravy depending upon our taste.I prepared almost dry recipe.This goes well with chapati and rice.