Matar ka Nimona is a soupy spicy curry made from fresh green peas from the state of Uttar Pradesh India.
Matar ka Nimona
Matar nimona is a soupy spicy curry made from fresh green peas from the state of Uttar Pradesh India. Nimona is exclusively made in winters when markets are flooded with fresh green peas and can be prepared quickly in 30 minutes.
Matar ka nimona is perfect to pair with chapati, parantha, and rice. Do try our recipe of Matar ka nimona and let us know how it turned out in the comment section below this recipe.
Ingredients Needed for Matar ka Nimona
- Green peas: Fresh or frozen green peas
- Potatoes: Medium-sized 4-5 potatoes to add texture to the dish.
- Ginger-garlic paste: Freshly made ginger garlic paste or store-bought.
- Tomatoes: Fresh homemade pureed tomatoes or store-bought canned tomato puree.
- Green chilies: Adds a nice kick to the dish.
- Oil: Any cooking oil.
- Spices: Turmeric, coriander, red chili powder, garam masala, and salt.
- Coriander Leaves: For refreshing flavors and color.
How to make Matar Nimona
Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a saucepan. Add a teaspoon of cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Now add the coarsely ground green peas and potatoes, mix well and let them cook covered for 5-10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Remove the peas and potatoes from the pan and keep them aside.
Now into the same pan add the remaining oil and cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds crackle. Now add dried red chilies, stir and add the ginger garlic paste.
Cook until the raw smell of ginger-garlic goes away. Now add green chilies and tomato puree, stir, and all the spices and salt. Mix well and cook until tomatoes are done and oil separates.
Now add the cooked potatoes and peas mixture along with 2 cups of water. Mix well. Let it cook for 10-15 minutes or until desired consistency of the gravy is achieved.
Remove from heat, add clarified butter an dcoriander leaves.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the matar nimona warm with chapati or rice. You van also pair the matar nimona with poori or parathas.
Pro Tips
- For best results make sure to use fresh green peas from pods, you can also use frozen peas.
- Adjust the amount of green chili and red chili powder as per your taste.
- Adding potatoes is optional, you can skip adding them if desired.
- Sometimes people also add urad dal wadiyan in the matar nimona.
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Matar ka Nimona
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Ladle
- Blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups green peas coarsely ground
- 4-5 potatoes cut in cubes
- 2 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
- 2-3 tomatoes pureed
- 3-4 green chilies chopped
- 2-3 dried whole red chillies
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- few coriander leaves chopped
- 6 tablespoons oil
- 2 cups water
Spices and Salt
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a saucepan. Add a teaspoon of cumin seeds and let them splutter.
- Now add the coarsely ground green peas and potatoes, mix well and let them cook covered for 5-10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Remove the peas and potatoes from the pan and keep them aside.
- Now into the same pan add the remaining oil and cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds crackle.
- Now add dried red chilies, stir and add the ginger garlic paste.
- Cook until the raw smell of ginger-garlic goes away.
- Now add green chilies and tomato puree, stir, and all the spices and salt.
- Mix well and cook until tomatoes are done and oil separates.
- Now add the cooked potatoes and peas mixture along with 2 cups of water. Mix well.
- Let it cook for 10-15 minutes or until desired consistency of the gravy is achieved.
- Remove from heat, add clarified butter an dcoriander leaves. Serve warm with chapati or rice.
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Notes
- For best results make sure to use fresh green peas from pods, you can also use frozen peas.
- Adjust the amount of green chili and red chili powder as per your taste.
- Adding potatoes is optional, you can skip adding them if desired.
- Sometimes people also add urad dal wadiyan in the matar nimona.
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Sapana Behl