Green Peas and Palak Masala | Cooking With Kin #8#

This is Part - 2 of Gayathri's contribution to my CWK series. Check out her Poppy Seeds Poori in the previous post

Ingredients:

Green Peas-1cup

Spinach/ Palak-1bunch

Onion-2 medium sized

Tomato-3 medium sized

Oil-2tbs

Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp

Fennel Powder-1/2tsp

Salt-to taste

For The Spice Paste:

Khus Khus/ Poppy Seeds-1tbs

Coriander Powder-1tsp

Cumin Powder-1/2tsp

Kashmiri Red Chilly Powder-1tsp

Grated Fresh Coconut-1/4cup

Oil-1/2tsp

Procedure:

1. Heat oil for the spice paste. Add the khus khus and sauté until golden.
2. Add the powders to the pan and sauté until aromatic.
3. Add coconut and sauté till golden.
4. Remove from flame and grind the mixture into smooth paste.
5. Add tomatoes to boiling water. Switch off stove after a minute.
6. Keep it aside for 10minutes.
7. Remove the skin of tomatoes and grind it to a smooth puree.
8. Heat oil and add finely chopped onions.
9. When golden, add peas and finely chopped palak and sauté until water is evaporated.
10. Add tomato puree and sauté till oil separates.
11. Add the spice paste, turmeric powder, salt and fennel powder.
12. Add Enough water to bring it to right consistency.
13. When it starts boiling switch flame to low and cover the pan.
14. Cook until peas are tender.
15. Switch off flame and transfer to a serving dish.
16. Serve hot with Khus Khus Pooris