Spicy Matar Masala Recipe

Spicy Matar Masala is a simple and easy dish which can be prepared in a short time. When you are out of vegetables these frozen matar come to your help to make a quick weeknight dinner.

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Spicy Matar Masala Recipe
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Spicy Matar Masala is a simple and easy dish which can be prepared in a short time. When you are out of vegetables these frozen matar come to your help. The Spicy Matar Masala is cooked in a gravy form where the matar is cooked in an onion and tomato base gravy. 

Serve the Spicy Matar Masala with Naan or Kulcha with Dal for dinner. 

Here are few more exciting Peas/Matar recipes which you can try at your home. 

  1. Hari Matar Ke Pakode Recipe
  2. Matar Samosa Chaat Recipe
  3. Matar Poha Recipe
  4. Methi Matar Pulao

Cuisine: Indian
Course: Dinner
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok)
Prep in

30 M

Cooks in

30 M

Total in

60 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Green peas (Matar) , boiled
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 3 to 4 Curry leaves
  • 2 Green Chillies , finely chopped
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta) , broken into two piece
  • 2 to 3 Cloves (Laung)
  • Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 Onion , finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Onion , paste
  • 3/4 cup Homemade tomato puree
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • Salt , as required

How to make Spicy Matar Masala Recipe

  1. To begin with the Spicy Matar Masala,Firstly heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add cumin seeds and mustard seeds.

  2. Once it splutters, add curry leaves, bay leaf, cloves and badi elaichi.

  3. After a minute, add green chillies and garlic ginger paste. Cook it for about a minute.

  4. Next add the chopped onions and cook them till they become soft and translucent.

  5. Next, add the onion paste and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes. Then add the tomato puree and add all the masalas and salt.

  6. Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes or till the oil starts separating.

  7. Now add the green peas and allow it to cook for another 2 minutes.

  8. Check for salt and spice, adjust according to your taste and switch off the flame'

  9. Serve your Spicy Matar masala with roti and dal.