Green Peas Chaat !

Chat over a Chaat ?!!! …Heaps of snow..snow & snow…well then it is time for Green Peas Chaat…

Green Peas Chaat

Ingredients:

Dry Green Peas - 1 cup

Chopped onions - 1 cup

Chopped Tomatoes - 1 cup

Chopped Green Chilli - 1/2 table spoon

Chopped fresh coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

Chopped Ginger - 1 tea spoon

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tea spoon

Water - 2 to 3 cups

Red Chilli powder - 1/2 table spoon

Dhaniya / Coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon

Garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon

Lemon Juice - 1table spoon (approx)

Oil - 1 table spoon

Butter - 1 tea spoon

Gol Gappe - 6 (approx)

Salt - As per the taste

Preparation:

- Soak the dry peas in water for at least 4 hours & then pressure cook them. Separate the boiled peas from water and keep them aside & save the drained water..we can use this water while cooking.

Green Peas Chaat

- Heat the oil and add cumin seeds & chopped ginger, then followed by chopped onions.

Green Peas Chaat

- Let the onions be cooked & add the chopped tomatoes, green chilli and let them cook well until onions & tomato be soft and translucent.

Green Peas Chaat

- Slightly mash the boiled green peas & add in the pan..and add some earlier saved water…

Green Peas Chaat

- Add chilli powder, dhaniya powder & salt and stir well. Cover the pan with a lid and let the chaat be cooked slowly.

- Occasionally check and keep adding the water so as to maintain the chaat consistency..

Green Peas Chaat

- After 5 to 10 minutes, add the garam masala powder & butter to the chaat and stir well and leave the chaat to be cooked for 5 minutes more.

- Once Done, turn off the heat and start serving the chaat while it is hot…

- Add the crumbles of gol gappe on the top of the chaat…

Green Peas Chaat

- Followed by layering with chopped onions, tomatoes and coriander leaves.

- Top it with bit of lemon juice…and can add some chilled yogurt & sweet chutney !!

Enjoy the Hot & Yummy Green Peas Chaat…while it lasts….!!!!

Green Peas Chaat