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    Matar Masala (Green Peas Curry)

    Published: Mar 18, 2018 · Last Modified: Aug 21, 2022 by Kanan Patel / 6 Comments

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    Matar Masala Recipe - This is North Indian, restaurant style green peas curry recipe. Like other restaurant style gravy dishes, this one is also creamy, rich and delicious.

    green peas curry served with paratha in the back.

    The gravy is made from onion tomato just like typical north indian gravy. Addition of cashew nuts and heavy cream makes it rich and creamy.

    To make this matar masala, fresh green peas are used. So it is called green peas masala. The slight sweetness of peas goes well with spicy, creamy gravy.

    Today’s recipe is gravy version, I have already shared the dry version - Matar ki sabzi.

    Whenever the fresh green peas are available in the season, you must make this. Here I have used frozen green peas since I rarely get my hands on fresh ones.

    Check out other curry recipes
    Mixed veg curry // Mushroom masala // Capsicum curry // Kaju curry (restaurant style) // Corn capsicum masala

    Step By Step Photo Instructions:

    1) Take ginger and garlic into a grinder jar.

    2) Grind coarsely or make paste and remove it to a small bowl. Alternately you can use premade ginger garlic paste or freshly grate them.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding ginger garlic in the grinder jar and crushed.

    3) In the same grinder jar add chopped tomatoes and cashew nuts.

    4) Grind it into smooth puree. Keep it aside.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding tomatoes and cashes in a grinder jar and pureed.

    5) On other side, boil the green peas in plenty of salted water till they are soft and tender. Drain the water and keep the boiled peas aside. Alternately you can boil the peas in pressure cooker or microwave. I prefer to cook them in a pan so that they retain its bright green color.

    6) Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add whole spices (bay leaf, green cardamoms, black cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick). Saute for a minute or so and you will have nice aroma of the spices. Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.

    Collage of 2 images showing cooking peas in the water and tempering whole spices.

    7) Add chopped onions.

    8) Mix and cook till they are soft and light pink or translucent in color.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and cooking onion.

    9) Now add prepared ginger garlic paste.

    10) Mix and saute for a minute or till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and cooking crushed ginger garlic.

    11) Now add cashew-tomato puree.

    12) Mix and let it cook.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and cooking tomato puree.

    13) Keep stirring occasionally and continue cooking.

    14) Cook till all the moisture evaporates and it becomes thick paste.

    Collage of 2 images showing simmering and cooked puree.

    15) Now add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder.

    16) Mix and saute for a minute.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and mixing spice powders.

    17) Now lower the heat and add yogurt.

    18) Mix immediately.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and mixing whisked yogurt,

    19) Add water to make gravy consistency. Again crank heat to the medium and let it come to simmer. And cook for 5 minutes.

    20) Now add garam masala, kasoori methi and green cardamom seeds powder.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and mixing garam masala and kasoori methi.

    21) Mix well.

    22) Now add boiled peas.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and mixing cooked peas.

    23) Mix and let it come to a simmer.

    24) Lastly add heavy cream.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and mixing cream.

    25) and cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the stove.

    26) Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and green peas curry is ready to serve.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and mixing cilantro.

    Serving suggestion: Serve this matar masala or green peas curry with roti, paratha, naan, kulcha or tandoori roti. It can be served with rice or jeera rice.

    Matar masala garnished with cooked peas and cream, served with paratha in the back.

    Did you try this green peas curry recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.

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    Matar masala garnished with cooked peas and cream, served with paratha in the back.
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    Matar Masala (Green Peas Curry)

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    Matar Masala Recipe - This green peas curry is North Indian, restaurant style green peas curry recipe.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Calories: 355kcal
    Servings 2
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 2 Tomato roughly chopped
    • 5-6 Cashew nuts
    • ½ inch Ginger roughly chopped, (Instead use paste or freshly grated or minced)
    • 2 Cloves Garlic roughly chopped, (Instead use paste or freshly grated or minced)
    • 1 ½ cups Green peas
    • 2 tablespoons Oil
    • 1 Bay leaf
    • 2 Cloves
    • 2 Green cardamoms
    • 1 Black cardamom
    • 1 inch Cinnamon stick
    • ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • ½ cup Red onion finely chopped
    • Salt to taste
    • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoons Red chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
    • 3 tablespoons Plain yogurt (Curd or dahi)
    • ¾ cup Water
    • ½ teaspoon Garam masala
    • ½ teaspoon Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
    • ¼ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
    • 2 tablespoons Heavy whipping cream or fresh cream or malai
    • 1 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves finely chopped

    Instructions 

    • Coarsely grind the ginger and garlic into the grinder.
    • Then make smooth puree of tomatoes and cashews, keep it aside.
    • On other side, boil plenty of water along with salt. Once it starts boiling add green peas and boil till they are soft and tender.
    • Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add whole spices and cumin seeds, saute for a minute you will notice nice aroma of the spices.
    • Then add onions and cook till they are soft and translucent.
    • Now add ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute or till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away.
    • Add tomato-cashew puree and cook till all the water evaporates and it becomes thick paste. Do stir in between to make sure that it is not sticking to the bottom of the pan.
    • Now add salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, mix and cook for a minute.
    • Lower the heat and mix in the yogurt immediately.
    • Add water as per your liking gravy consistency, crank the heat back to medium and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
    • Now add garam masala, kasoori methi and cardamom seeds powder. Also mix in boiled green peas and cook for 2 minutes.
    • Lastly add heavy cream and coriander leaves, mix and cook for a minute.
    • Then turn off the stove and it is ready to serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 29.6g | Protein: 9.8g | Fat: 23.7g | Saturated Fat: 6.4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 930mg | Potassium: 722mg | Fiber: 8.8g | Sugar: 12.4g
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    1. Vignesh B

      October 11, 2020 at 10:17 am

      hai, this is vignesh from TN may I know what's mean by "heavy cream" u mentioned above? is that same as Amul Whipping Cream?

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      • Kanan Patel

        October 12, 2020 at 9:57 am

        Yes, heavy cream is same as Amul whipping cream.
        In Hindi, it is malai.

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