Recipe
Nimona
Traditional UP-style fresh green peas curry with mustard oil
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
Level
medium
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh green peas
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 green chilies
- 1 inch ginger
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tbsp mustard oil
- Fresh coriander
Method
- 1
Grind half the peas to a coarse paste with ginger and chilies.
- 2
Heat mustard oil until it smokes, then cool slightly.
- 3
Saute onion until golden, add tomatoes and turmeric.
- 4
Add peas paste, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
- 5
Add remaining whole peas, water and simmer 15 minutes.
- 6
Garnish with coriander and serve with steamed rice.
