Matar chi usal

This recipes brings back memories as a kid when my mother used to make "matar chi usal" with bread as a main course for lunch or dinner. Come winters & "matar chi usal" becomes the hot favourite dish among most of the foodies. Here's my simple,easy, quick recipe for your dinner party this weekend.

Ingredients

1/2 kgs peas (shelled)

1/2 cup freshly scraped coconut

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 bunch fresh coriander

4 cloves of garlic
1 inch ginger

8-10 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric & hing

2 dry red chillies/ or chilly powder as per taste

salt as per taste

1/2 tbsp coriander powder

2 tsp oil

2 cups water

Method

Make a paste of coconut, fresh coriander, cumin seeds, ginger, garlic.

In a cooking pot add oil when it becomes hot add the red chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, the above green paste, turmeric, hing, cook until the paste starts leaving oil. now add the peas & water, coriander powder, salt.
Cook until the peas are soft and tender. Add more water if the gravy becomes too thick

Server hot with bread.