Winter is the season for Fresh Green Peas in India. Unfortunately we don’t get to enjoy that freshness here in the United States. But fortunately there are fresh english peas that we sometimes get in grocery stores to satisfy our taste buds. Sharing today is my favorite Green peas curry. Hope you like it. Comment & let me know.
Matar Usal in Instant Pot
Malavani style Matar Usal in coconut based gravy cooked in Instat Pot
- Instant Pot
- 2 cups Fresh English Green Peas (Don't use frozen peas)
- 2 Onion:Medium sized (Finely chopped)
- 5 Garlic cloves
- 1 inch ginger
- 3 green chilis
- 2 tomatoes (Pureed)
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp Garam Masala OR Kitchen King Masala
- 1 tbsp Maharashtrian Goda Masala
- 1.5 cup Fresh grated coconut (ground to fine paste)
- 1 Tbsp Jaggery
- 2 Tbsp Oil
Cook the green peas in IP: Manual 6min NPR and keep aside.
If you don't have Instant Pot , steam the green peas in pressure cooker until they are tender but not mushy
Turn IP into sauté mode
When the indicator shows hot, Heat oil and sauté the onions until golden.
Make a paste of ginger, garlic and green chilis and add it to the oil.
Sauté until the raw smell goes away.make sure they don’t burn
Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, goda masala and kitchen king masala (garam masala) and fry for another minute.
Add the puréed tomato and sauté until the oil separates.
Add coconut paste and fry further until oil separates.
Then add cooked peas , water as per your choice , jaggery and salt and bring the curry to a boil
Keep the IP insert covered with a glass lid
Garnish with fresh cilantro ( coriander leaves)
You can make the same recipe in a pan without IP. Just follow the same steps from step 3 onwards