Kerala style pattani kuruma/ Green peas kuruma

Green peas kuruma goes very well with appam or roti. The fresh coconut paste with kuruma masala gives thick gravy for this dish.

Ingredients:

1. Coconut  shredded - 5 tbs 
2. Dried green peas - 1.5 cups
3. Oil - 1 tbs
4. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
5. Curry leaves - few
6. Salt to taste
7. Kuruma masala - 1 recipe

Directions

1. Soak dried green peas overnight
2. Cook green peas in pressure cooker
3. Heat 1 tbs oil in a pan
4. Splutter the mustard seeds and curry leaves in the oil
5. Make a paste of shredded coconut
6. Add Kuruma masala and coconut paste to the oil
7. Mix well and cook
8. When oil seperates, add cooked green peas
9. Add salt and enough water to reach the consistency you want
10. Cook for 5 more minutes and take off from the flame. 

Green peas kuruma is ready to be served. 

Kuruma masala

Ingredients

1. Onion sliced - 1.5  medium sized
2. Tomato chopped - 1medium sized
3. Oil - 1 tbs
4. Garlic chopped - 1 tbs
5. Ginger chopped - 1 tbs
6. Fennel seeds ( perunjeerakam)- 1 tsp
7. Green chilli - 1
8. Coriander powder - 1 tbs
9. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Directions

1. Heat the oil and add fennel seeds
2. Add green chilli, ginger and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes in medium flame and make sure it doesn't burn
3. Add onion slices and sauté till golden brown
4. Add tomato and ingredients from 8 to 11
5. Close the lid and cook till tomatoes are well cooked
6. Put off the flame and make a paste of the mixture 

Kuruma masala is ready.. You can store the masala in fridge for future use.
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