One of my favorite ingredients is fresh green peas. I always have frozen peas in stock in my refrigerator but when these green peas are in the market – I go overboard buying them in bulk. The quality of the fresh stuff would be incomparable to the frozen stuff, peas are no exception. When these fresh green peas are in season, I also go overboard cooking different delicacies. I have already posted the recipes of Green Peas Biryani & Green Peas Pulav and today, it is Green Peas Kurma. Kurma (not to be confused with Korma) is a very South Indian thing. The spice mixture for Kurma is not the same in every household. But there is one ingredient that is common for any Kurma recipe – Coconut. For this Pattani Kurma, I used very minimal spices for the masala blend – a handful of coconut and green chillies. That’s all 🙂 Did I not say minimal?! I wanted green peas to shine through and be the hero of the dish. If required, coriander or mint leaves can be added in the masala blend for added flavor. This goes perfectly well with any type of dosa and rotis.
Do check out my other Kurma variations here!
To make Green Peas Kurma
What I used –
- Onion, 2 large
- Tomato, 2 large
- Fresh/Frozen Green Peas, 1 cup
- Coconut Chopped, ½ cup (or less)
- Green Chillies, 2 – 3
- Ginger Garlic Paste, 1 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder, ½ teaspoon (optional)
- Garam Masala Powder, ½ teaspoon (optional)
- Turmeric Powder, ½ tsp
- Salt, as required
- Cumin Seeds, ½ tsp
- Cloves, Cardamom, Bay Leaf and Cinnamon 1” piece, each 1
- Oil, 2 tsp
- Water, as required
How I made –
- In a pan, heat oil. Add cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and cinnamon – cook for 20 secs. Add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add julienned onions and fry until translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook until mushy. Add turmeric powder and required salt. Cook for a couple of minutes. Add fresh green peas and cook on low flame till half done.
- Meanwhile, make a smooth paste of coconut and green chillies in a mixer grinder. Once the green peas are ¾th cooked, add this prepared paste to the green peas mixture and mix well. Add some water if required.
- If using, add red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Check for salt and spiciness. Cook on low heat for 2-4 mins. Remove from heat.
- Serve hot with dosa/rotis/chapathi/rice/pulav.
Note –
- The masala paste can be prepared in advance and stored in refrigerator.
- Cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf can be added in the oil at the beginning if you want the Kurma to be more flavorful. Can be skipped as well.
- Additionally, poppy seeds can be added in the coconut mixture while blending.
- I sometimes do not add red chilli powder or garam masala powder at all. If the green chillies are not very spicy, additionally these can be added.
- Do not boil over a high flame once coconut is added – the mixture can curdle or split. Cook on low flame but not more than 5 mins.
- For additional spiciness, split green chillies can be added to the oil at the beginning.
PS – I will update the post with step by step pictures soon. Missed clicking them on the day this Kurma was prepared.
MyCulinarySaga
Wooow yummy 🙂
CHCooks
Thanks T 🙂
Chitra Jagadish
Delicioussss. ...
CHCooks
thanks much dear 🙂
Lynz Real Cooking
Lovely and fresh! yumm
CHCooks
Thanks much Lynn 🙂
Lynz Real Cooking
yumm fresh peas
CHCooks
🙂 🙂
White House Red Door
Looks so beautiful and delicious! I'm with you... always have frozen peas on hand. Will definitely try making this!
CHCooks
Thanks much 🙂 I'm a big fan of peas too - let me know if you get to make this 🙂
srividhya
Like coconut chutney peas kurma is a life saver.. Using fresh peas is great. yumm
CHCooks
Thanks Sri 🙂
Osyth
Mmmmm - I too am a fan of peas and never without them in the freezer. I used to sit at the table podding them with my grandmother and loved the little bright green balls bouncing into the colander. I will certainly make this - it's a whole different take on my world of peas 🙂
CHCooks
Let me know when you get to try this dish 🙂 I guessed you would like this recipe!
Osyth
I certainly will - and I know my tastes are pretty transparent!!
CHCooks
🙂
Freda @ Aromatic essence
Yumminesss!!
CHCooks
Thanks much Freda 🙂
Traditionally Modern Food
Peas kurma looks yum with some oti I can finish it in no time
CHCooks
Thanks dear 🙂
Bharani
my all time fav ..... and buy it bulk and store it.... i take it to the US too 🙂 by packing nicely with hundred cloths on it sigh.. I am that crazy about peas ....
CHCooks
So we are together in our peas craziness 😀
gayathri
yummy korma.
CHCooks
Thanks Gayathri 🙂 welcome to my blog!
side dish for dosa
Wow.. its great...