Friday, February 5, 2010

Peas-Carrot Capsicum curry with onion tomato gravy

Ingredients for curry:
1 cup fresh green peas
½ cup peel and long cut carrot
½ cup cut pieces of capsicum
1\4 tbas turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp red chilli powder (mirch powder)
1\2 tbsp gram masala
1\2 tbsp mustard seeds (rai)
1 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
¼ tbsp asafetida powder

3 tbsp oil
Sugar optional
Salt to taste



Ingredients for gravy:
3 medium size tomatoes

2 medium size onions
Small piece of ginger
8-9 pieces of garlic

* Peel the onion and ginger and cut into medium size pieces.
* Cut tomatoes and remove the skin of garlic and place all this into mixer of bowl.

* Grind it and make gravy. Add little water if required.

Method of making curry:
Step 1: Heat the oil into cooker and add mustards seeds.

Step 2: When the seeds crackle, add the cumin seeds, and asafetida powder.

Step 3: Add the cut carrot and capsicum pieces in it.

Step 4: Sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.

Step 5: Then add fresh green peas and mix well.

Step 6: Turn the flame law and add the tumeric powder, red chilli powder, sugar (optional) and salt to taste.Step 7: Add the tomato-onion gravy and then add 1\4 cup of water. (approximate)

Step 8: Then add ½ tbsp gram masala and mix well.

Step 9: Pressure cook for only one whistle on medium flame.
Step 10: Wait for 5 minutes and then open the lid of cooker.

Step 11: Place into serving bowl.

Step 12: Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with triangle shape paratha, lemon aachar, papad and curd. :-)

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