Usually I don’t struggle with naming a recipe but this one took me a while. I was thinking of a quick and easy snack and decided to make this quick dish with a handful of ingredients. Frozen garden peas, garlic, cumin, chillies, lemon, butter and a quick mix of spices and voila…. you have a healthy and tasty snack to munch on in under 10 minutes.
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Total cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen peas (lightly blended)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 3-4 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 green chilli (chopped)
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 tsp butter
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
Method
- Melt the butter in a pan
- Add the chopped garlic, cumin seeds, green chilli and asafoetida
- Next add the frozen green peas that have been blended lightly to make a mush and mix well
4. Then add the spices including red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt and mix
5. Add a bit of water and cover and let it cook for 4-5 minutes
6. Finally, squeeze the juice of half a lemon, mash the green peas using the spoon and mix
7. Enjoy hot on it’s own or with some chips on the side
Hope you enjoy this!
Payal