Chooda Matar (Banarasi Poha) w/o milk

Name: Chooda Matar (Banarasi Poha) w/o milk Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 large cup of 'Chuda'- flattened rice; 1 medium sized cup of fresh or frozen peas; 1' ginger- finely grated; 2 green chillies- chopped very fine; 4tbsp finely chopped fresh corriander leaves; Spices:; A pinch of aesafotida; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1.5 tsp of cumin seeds; 1tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp of freshly cracked black pepper; 1 heaped tsp of mango powder or juice of one large fresh lemon; 1 tsp sugar; 1tbsp of 'bhuna masala' ( dry roast 1 tbsp of corriander seeds and 1tbsp of cumin seeds cool grind to a fine powder); 1/2 tsp of any garam masala powder.; Salt to taste; 2 tbsp full desi ghee

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

1 large cup of 'Chuda'- flattened rice1 medium sized cup of fresh or frozen peas1' ginger- finely grated2 green chillies- chopped very fine4tbsp finely chopped fresh corriander leavesSpices:A pinch of aesafotida 1 tsp mustard seeds1.5 tsp of cumin seeds1tsp turmeric powder1 tsp of freshly cracked black pepper 1 heaped tsp of mango powder or juice of one large fresh lemon1 tsp sugar1tbsp of 'bhuna masala' ( dry roast 1 tbsp of corriander seeds and 1tbsp of cumin seeds, cool, grind to a fine powder) 1/2 tsp of any garam masala powder.Salt to taste2 tbsp full desi ghee

Directions

- Wash the beaten rice and let it drain in the sieve. Let it not be soggy
- Heat the ghee in a large round bottomed wok. Once heated through, add in the assafoetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them splutter for a few seconds.
-Add grated ginger now. Let it brown on a medium flame. Once the ginger starts getting golden brown and gives off an aroma , add in the green chilies and fresh peas. Saute and mix.

-Just as the peas begin to cook, add in tumeric, the rest of the spices, fresh corriander, salt and sugar. Mix thoroughly. Just before you will cover and cook this for about ten minutes, sprinkle the garam masala.
- Finally add the beaten rice, mix, cover and let cook on a low flame for about ten minutes or so.

Serving Size: 2 bowls

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALL_SMILES_4U.

Servings Per Recipe: 1

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