Matar Nimona Recipe

Ingredients
Cauliflower – 5 to 6 florets
Carrot-1pc
Capsicum-1pc
Potato-1pc
Onion-1pc
Tomato-1pc
Ginger-1inch
Garlic-1to 2 cloves
Green chilli-1to2 pc
Asafoetida-1/4tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Red chili -1pc
Coriander powder-1tsp
Red chili powder-1/4tsp
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Water-2cups
Garam masala-1/2 tsp
Chat masala-1/2tsp
Green coriander-2tsp

Procedure
This is a Purvanchali dish popular in Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar.Easy dish to make but comes out really tasty.

Take chopped vegetables like cauliflower, carrot, capsicum, potato and sauté them in a kadai or skillet till they become soft. Put that aside. Take onion   , tomato, ginger, garlic cloves and green chili and grind them in mixer.

You can chop and use them as well. Temper with asafoetida, cumin seeds and red chili  , coriander powder, turmeric powder , red chili power .Add onion, tomato, garlic , ginger paste.

Cook it real well so that the flavor comes out well. Take green peas (one cup) and grind it in mixer. The paste should be not very smooth but little less than that. Add this to the mixture of onion tomato ginger garlic cooked mixture. Cook this for about 5 minutes.

Add little water to the mixture. Let it boil and add the cooked vegetables to it at the end. Mix the whole thing well together. Keep the consistency as you want curry like or dry by adjusting the water content. Add Garam masala , Chaat masala  and garnish with freshly chopped green coriander.
Ready to be served with roti or rice.

Happy cooking!!