Malai Matar

Malai Matar / Matar Malai Masala is a tasty and easy to make delicious curry made with frozen green peas cooked in cream and curd goes well with roti, naan, chapathi, phulka, rice etc.

 

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Malai Matar /Matar Malai Masala.

Ingredients:-

Frozen green peas.  - 1 cup
Onion.                     - 1 chopped
Ginger garlic paste. - 1tsp
Cumin seeds.           - 1tsp
Chilly flakes.           - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly powder. - 1tsp
Turmeric powder.    - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder.   - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder.        - 1/4 tsp
Fresh cream.            - 3 tbsp
Curd.                        - 1/4 cup
Salt.                          -  to taste
Water.                       - 1/2 cup
Oil.                           - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves.     - 2 tbsp

Instructions:-

Finely chop onion and coriander leaves and keep aside.

Method:-

1) Heat oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter cumin seeds and saute well. Add ginger garlic paste and saute well. Add finely chopped onion and required salt into the pan and saute well till onion becomes translucent.

2). Add chilly flakes, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder and cumin powder into the pan and mix well.

3). Add 2 tbsp fresh cream into the pan and mix well.

4). Add 1/4 cup curd into the pan and mix well.

5). Add frozen green peas and 1/2 cup of water into the pan and boil well. Cover and cook the green peas for few minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

6). Add 1tbsp fresh cream over the curry and mix well.Garnish the curry with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Malai Matar /Matar Malai Masala is ready to serve.