Dry White Peas Subji

Ingredients

• • White peas (dry) - 1 cup
• • Potatoes - 3
• • Tomatoes - 4
• • Coriander leaves - 2 bunches
• • Chilly powder - 2 teaspoons
• • Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Ghee - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients For The Masala Powder

• • Dhania - 2 teaspoons
• • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Pepper - ½ teaspoon
• • Cardamoms - 3

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Onions (big) - 2
• • Ginger - 1 ½ inch pieces
• • Garlic - 10 flakes

Method

• 1. Fry all the spices in a tea spoon of ghee and powder it.
• 2. Soak peas 8 to 10 hours.
• 3. Wash well before cooking.
• 4. Peel and dice potatoes into big pieces.
• 5. Cut tomatoes and coriander leaves finely.
• 6. Heat oil in cooker, season with cumin seeds.
• 7. When it splutters add ground paste and fry till oil separates from it.
• 8. To this add soaked peas, diced potatoes, tomatoes, half of the coriander leaves, salt, chilly powder and turmeric powder.
• 9. Mix well and add enough water to cover it completely.
• 10. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes in reduced flame, after the whistle sound.
• 11. Remove the lid.
• 12. Allow to cool, add roasted masala powder and rest of the coriander leaves.
• 13. Squeeze out lemon juice, mix well and serve hot.
• 14. If the tomatoes are not sour, add little tamarind extract.
• 15. Add salt after pressure cooking peas. Otherwise peas takes longer time to cook.