Peas Korma

This is a tasty side dish for appam or chapati, and very simple to make. I usually make it for appam and this is also a favorite for one of my daughters, so I make it often.

Ingredients

Soaked dry peas ————– 1 cup
Potato ——————————- 1 medium size (diced)
Red onion ————————- 1/2 (diced)
Tomato —————————– 1/2 (diced)
Ginger ——————————- 1 tsp (minced)
Garlic ——————————– 1 tsp (minced)
Chili powder ——————– 1 tsp
Coriander power ————- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder ————- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala —————— 1/2 tsp
Cooking oil ———————— 1 tsp
Salt to taste
To make a paste
- Grated coconut ———– 1/2 cup
- Cumin seeds ————— 1/2 tsp
For seasoning
- Mustard seeds ———— 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds ————— 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves —————- 2 springs
- Cooking oil —————— 1 tbsp

How To make

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pressure cooker
Add the onions, tomato, ginger and garlic and sauté for two minutes
Then add the peas, potato, salt and the spice powders, except garam masala
Add two cups of water and close with lid, once steam starts to come, put the weight on
Cook it for about 15 minutes in medium heat and switched off the stove
Once it cools down, open the pressure cooker
Now add the coconut paste and mix it well, then add the garam masala
Cook it in medium heat for about two minutes
In the meantime, heat a tablespoon of oil in a small pan
Add the mustard seeds, once it crackles, add the cumin seeds and curry leaves
Pour this into the peas korma
Now the tasty korma is ready to serve