Pattaani Kuruma Recipe

Ingredients:

Dried green peas -1 cup (soaked for 4 hours)
Cinnamon- 1 stick
Cloves-3 Nos
Onion- 1 No
Tomato- 1 No
Ginger and garlic paste- 2 tbsp
Chili powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder -2 tbsp
Turmeric-1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds (sombu)-1/2 tbsp (powdered)
Coconut milk -1/2 cup
Potato -1 peeled and cubed.
Oil -3 tbsp
Salt -As per taste
Cilantro –1/2 cup Chopped

Preparation:

(1) Pressure cook the soaked green peas and cook it for 10 min on high.
(2) Heat the kadai add oil to it.
(3) Add the cinnamon stick and the cloves, sauté it with finely chopped onion until the onion becomes translucent.
(4) Add tomato together with Ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder.
(5) Add the cubed potato and sauté it and cover it with a lid along with little water.
(6) When the potato is cooked add the cooked peas,salt  and let it boil for few minutes.
(7) Add the powdered sombu.
(8) Add coconut milk and let it cook on low flame for couple minutes,
(9) Put the chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.

Notes:

(1) Tastes good when served with Chappathi or Roti..
(2) For this kuruma,avoid using frozen peas,use only dried green peas.