3 Aug 2018

Green Peas Poriyal

Green peas are a wonderful source of nutrition. They are rich in protein and vitamins and that's why it is also one of the first foods given to babies. Apparently, 1/2 cup of cooked green peas has 4 times more protein than carrots! So green peas are a wonderful source of protein for vegetarians. They have a low glycemic index and green peas are rich in fiber too. There are many ways to cook the green peas, this kind of poriyal is a South Indian speciality and it goes very well with sambar or rasam rice.


Green peas poriyal


GREEN PEAS PORIYAL
Preparation time 10 mins | Cooking time 15 mins | Serves 3

Ingredients
To grind
  • Coconut - 5 small pieces
  • Green chilli - 2
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
To Temper
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
  • Hing - a pinch
Green peas poriyal

Some other poriyal recipes


Green peas poriyal

Method
1. Shell the peas and set aside. 
2. In a pressure cooker, heat the oil. Add the mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves.

3. When the mustard seeds splutter, add the chopped onion and salt.
4. Saute until the onion turns translucent.
5. Add the ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell leaves.

6. Add the peas and mix well.
7. Add little water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

8. In the meanwhile, take the coconut, green chilli and the cumin seeds in the blender and blend without water.

9. When the pressure settles, open the cooker and add the coconut and mix well.
10. Remove and serve.


Green peas poriyal

Notes
1. I prefer using the pressure cooker as the peas get cooked fast and it's cooked soft but you can use an open pan too.


Until next time,
 photo New signn_zps3ubziitr.png
Share this post if you found it useful!

3 comments:

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate you! Please don't leave your blog links or event links here. Thanks for understanding!