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WHITE PEAS BHAJI

Shilpa Anand

INGREDIENTS 

1cup white peas, soaked overnight or for a few hours

Oil 

  • ½ cup fresh coconut, sliced or grated 

  • 1tsp coriander seeds 

  • Little coriander leaves 

  • ¼ tsp mustard seeds 

  • ¼ tsp cumin seeds 

  • Few curry leaves

  • 5-6 garlic cloves, roughly pound with skin 

  • 1 big onion, chopped 

  • Salt 

  • Pinch of hing 

  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste

  • 1tsp Shilpas Masala mill Goda masala 

  • 1-2 tbsp Shilpas Masala mill everyday masala  

  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder 

  • ½ tsp Coriander powder 

  • ½ tsp Cumin powder 

  • 1-2 Tomato, chopped

  • 1tsp lemon juice 

  • Coriander leaves, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • add 1tbsp oil and roast the fresh coconut for 4-5 mins 

  • Then add the coriander seeds and roast for another 2-3 minutes

Remove, cool, add little coriander leaves and then grind it to a fine paste

  • Keep aside for use later 

  • In the same pressure cooker add more oil 

  • Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves,hing, garlic cloves and onions and fry it for a few minutes

  • Add ginger-garlic paste 

  • Add the powdered masalas, salt  and fry

  • Add the ground coconut paste tomatoes and fry until oil separates

Add the white peas and fry for 1-2 minutes

Now add hot water and bring to a boil

Add lemon juice 

  • Then pressure cook the white peas until it’s cooked( 3-4 whistles) 

  • That’s it, garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice,bhakri, chapati

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