Nimona

My friend Anjali had given this recipe to me. She told me to try out this with fresh green peas. Now this is the right time when lots of fresh green peas available in Market. It is really very unique in taste, specially with the use of 'Mangodis' . A different version of Aalu matar ki Sabji.

 
Ingredients


Shelled Green peas - 1 cup

Potato - 1

Onion - 1

Tomato -1 small

Garlic cloves - 3-4

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Mangodis - 1/4 cup

Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Bay leaves - 1

Cloves - 2-3

Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Green cardamom - 2

Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Oil - 3 tablespoon

Pure Ghee - 1 teaspoon

Salt to taste



Procedure
Chop onion and tomatoes very finely. Peel and make cubes of potato. Now Divide peas in two bowl. Grind one portion and keep aside. Heat oil in kadai and fry cumin, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms and grind it to a powder. Then fry onions, garlic and ginger one by one. Make a paste of it. Then fry cubed potatoes and keep aside. Now fry Mangodis in oil till it turns to golden brown and keep aside. Make a puree of tomato. Now in another kadai heat pure ghee , add crushed asafetida. Now add ground peas and saute it till paste starts sticking to kadai. Keep this aside. Now heat the remaining oil, add bay leave then onion paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder and fried spices powder and saute it. Then add tomato puree and saute it. Then add potatoes, mangodi, both peas and salt. Mix wel. Now add 1 cup of water , cover it and cook till oil appears on the side of kadai. Tastes best with garam phulka.