Hot and Sweet Green Peas / Pattani / Mutter Poriyal

Ingredients :

Fresh Green Peas - 250 gm Coconut Paste - 1 tbsp Onion - 1 no (chopped) Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp (optional) Curry Leaves - 1 stks Water -1/2 cup Oil - 1 tbsp Salt to Taste.  To Roast and Grind into Powder : Poppy Seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp To Temper : Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad Dal \ Black Gram (skinless) - 1/4 tsp

Method :

Dry roast the poppy seeds and cumin seeds. Cool and grind into fine powder, keep aside.

Heat the oil in a pressure cooker pan, temper the mustard seeds and urad dal, after splutter add the onion and curry Leaves, saute until light golden colour. Add red chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and ground poppy-cumin powder, saute until raw smell leaves.

Add the green peas and saute for few seconds. Then add the coconut paste, required salt and water, mix well and close the lid, cook for 1 whistle over high flame and three minutes over low flame. When all the steam has escaped, open the pressure cooker, cook until dry and serve hot.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Sambar or Dal with Rasam and Papad.