Spiced Green Peas ( Chuki Matar )
Market is flooded with fresh green vegetables these days and I too got tempted and bought a few kilos of fresh green peas and made this delicious chuki mater for evening snacks.This is one of my favorite winter snacks and it is very easy to make too. I add lots of ginger to the recipe which gives a wonderful taste. Here is the recipe. All you need is Ghee - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tsp Ginger - 2 inch piece ( very finely chopped ) Green chili - 1 ( finely chopped ) Salt to taste Sugar - 1 tsp Lemon juice - 1 tsp Fresh green peas - 3 cups ( You can use frozen peas if fresh is not available ) Chaat masala - 1\2 tsp Method of preparation Heat ghee in a pressure pan. When the ghee is hot, add cumin seeds. When the seeds starts to splatter, add ginger and green chili. Cook for 20-30 seconds. Add green peas, sugar and salt. Add 1 tbsp water and pressure cook till one whistle on high heat. Open the pressure pan. Add chaat masala and lemon juice and cook covered for 3-4 minutes without pres...