How to make Matar ki Kadhi -
Green peas kadhi with fresh mint flavour.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Green Peas (हरे मटर), Yogurt (दही)
Cuisine : Punjabi
Course : Dals and Kadhis
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Matar ki Kadhi Recipe Card
Hindi: matar
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Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Matar ki Kadhi Recipe
Green Peas blanched 1 cup
Yogurt 3 tablespoons
Fresh mint leaves 15-20
A few fresh coriander sprigs
Onions 2 medium
Salt to taste
Carom seeds (ajwain) 1/4 teaspoon
Green chilli paste 1 teaspoon
Baking soda 1/4 teaspoon
Sour yogurt 1½ tbsps +
Oil 3 tbsps +
Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Dried red chillies broken 3
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger finely chopped 1 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Put most of the green peas in a mixer jar and grind coarsely. Transfer into a bowl and add 3 tbsps gram flour.
Step 2
Grind the remaining green peas, a few fresh coriander sprigs and a little water to a smooth puree.
Step 3
Chop 1 onion roughly and add to green peas-gram flour in the bowl. Add salt, carom seeds, and green chilli paste and mix well.
Step 4
Add baking soda and 1½ tbsps sour yogurt and mix well.
Step 5
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Make small balls of the mixture, slide into hot oil and deep fry till golden. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 6
Heat 3 tbsps oil in a pan. Slice 1 onion horizontally.
Step 7
Add fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds to the pan and saute till fragrant. Add onion and red chillies and saute.
Step 8
Whisk 2 tbsps grams flour with 1 cup sour yogurt till smooth. Add 1½ cups water and keep whisking. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and whisk.
Step 9
Add ginger to the pan and saute till light golden. Add gram flour-yogurt mixture and cook, stirring a few times.
Step 10
Add the green peas puree and mix. Cook stirring till it boils. Reduce heat and cook stirring at regular intervals for 10-15 minutes or till the kadhi is thick.
Step 11
Add half the green pea pakode and mix.
Step 12
Pour into a serving bowl, add the remaining pakode and serve piping hot with steamed rice.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1793 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 69 gm
Protein : 124 gm
Fat : 82.2 gm
Other : 11.5
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