Nimona (fresh green peas curry)
Nimona fresh green peas curry is a gravy dish made from fresh green peas.Nimona is an Awadhi dish.
What we need
1 cup fresh or frozen green peas
1 medium size potato (peel and chopped in small cube)
1 medium size onion (1/2 for tomato paste and 1/2 finely chopped)
1-inch long ginger
4 tomato
3 clove garlic
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp cumin seed
1 pinches hing (asafoetida)
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 cup water
salt
chopped fresh coriander
2-4 chopped green chilli (optional)
How to make
Make a coarse paste of peas and keep aside. Grind tomato,1/2 onion, ginger, garlic make a fine paste.
Now take a pan add oil when oil is hot add cumin, chopped onion cook till onion turn brown add chopped potato fry 2-3 minute.
.Add turmeric and tomato paste, coriander powder red chilli powder salt and cook till oil is separated.
Add peas paste and stir for the 4-5 minute add water(you can add water according to how thick or thin gravy you want) and bring it boil then cook it on low flame for 10-15 min till curry thicker. Turn off the flame add garam masala and chopped coriander.
serve hot with roti, paratha or steam rice.