Garden peas in coconut curry

Name: Garden peas in coconut curry
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 250 g fresh green peas; 1 onion; 1 small grated carrot (optional); 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp ginger; 1-2 tomatoes blended; 1 tsp coriander seeds/ powdered; 1 tsp cumin seeds/powdered; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; to taste Salt; Cooking oil; 1 cup coconut milk/1-1/2 cups if peas are not boiled

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

Green peas are most delicious cooked in coconut!! 😋

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

Green peas are most delicious cooked in coconut!! 😋

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Ingredients

30 -45 mins

2-3 servings

250 gfresh green peas
1onion
1small grated carrot (optional)
1 tspgarlic
1 tspginger
1-2tomatoes blended
1 tspcoriander seeds/ powdered
1 tspcumin seeds/powdered
1/2 tspturmeric powder
to tasteSalt
Cooking oil
1 cupcoconut milk/1-1/2 cups if peas are not boiled

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Steps

30 -45 mins

1

Roast the seeds and grind to powder. Set aside
2

Blend the onion, garlic and ginger to a smooth paste.
3

In a pan or pot, heat oil and fry the cumin seeds (if whole) then add the onion paste, fry till it begins to brown.
4

Now add the tomato puree and saute for 3 -5 mins. Add carrots
5

Add in your spices, turmeric, coriander- cumin (if blended together) and salt, mix well.
6

Then add your peas and mix well.
7

Now add the coconut milk, mix well and cook for 3-5 mins.
8

Once it thickens, switch off gas. Best served with rice, roti or chapati and some dry fry meat on the side or on it's own.