When i came to Kerala as a newly wed, all we had was a single restaurant with very limited vegetarian options. The term vegetarian had very little meaning in Kerala then. All i could get in that restaurant was this "peas fry". After sometime, i started liking this dish so much that it became a regular in our dining table. This is a very simple but delicious dish.
Preparation Time: 10 mts Cooking Time: 15 mts Serves: 2
Ingredients:
Frozen peas/fresh peas - 1 cup
Big onion - 1 no
Tomato - 1 no
Green chilies - 2 nos
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
Refined oil - 3 tsp
Salt - to taste
Method:
Chop the onions in to small thin pieces. Grate the ginger. Slit the green chilies. Cut the tomatoes in to slightly big cubes. Wash the peas & keep it ready. Heat oil in a pan & fry the cumin seeds. Then add the green chilies, grated ginger & chopped onions. Saute them till the onion turns pale in colour. Add the peas, chili powder, turmeric powder & salt & mix them well. Reduce the heat & cook it for 10 mts. When the peas are almost cooked, add the tomato pieces & fry for a few mts. Green peas fry is ready. We can have it with rotis, naan etc.
Variations:
We can make this curry with sweet corn instead of peas. Another variation is to skip the peas & just use the onions & tomato to make the curry. This is called "tomato fry".
Tips:
Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
Refined oil - 3 tsp
Salt - to tasteMethod:
Chop the onions in to small thin pieces. Grate the ginger. Slit the green chilies. Cut the tomatoes in to slightly big cubes. Wash the peas & keep it ready. Heat oil in a pan & fry the cumin seeds. Then add the green chilies, grated ginger & chopped onions. Saute them till the onion turns pale in colour. Add the peas, chili powder, turmeric powder & salt & mix them well. Reduce the heat & cook it for 10 mts. When the peas are almost cooked, add the tomato pieces & fry for a few mts. Green peas fry is ready. We can have it with rotis, naan etc.
Variations:
We can make this curry with sweet corn instead of peas. Another variation is to skip the peas & just use the onions & tomato to make the curry. This is called "tomato fry".
Tips:
- If we use coconut oil instead of refined oil, it will give a nice Kerala flavour to the curry.
- Garlic lovers can add 2 or 3 pods of garlic ( chopped finely ) while frying the onions.
Try it & enjoy.
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