Ingredients:
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1 cup green peas
200 gm cottage cheese
2 large onions finely chopped
4 large tomatoes
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup cashew nuts
1 tbsp Red Kashmiri chilly powder
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp five spice power
1 tbsp green paste
2 tbsp clarified butter
2 Bay leaves
2 black peppers
1 black cardamom
1 small cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves
1/4 tsp of sugar
Salt for taste
Instructions
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1)Boil the green peas and then keep aside. Soak the cashew nuts in water for 15 -25 minutes
2) Once the green peas are cooked , cut the cottage cheese into small cubes and place it along with the green peas in hot water.
3) Chop the onions and the tomatoes and keep the green paste ready aside.
4) Take a frying pan, and add clarified butter to it. Then add two bay leaves, 2 black peppers, 1 black cardamom, 1 small cinnamon stick, and 2 cloves to the pan when the butter is hot and melted.
5) Then add the chopped onions and fry till they turn golden brown.
6) Once the onions are done, add the green paste and saute for 2 minutes. Later add red Kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder, 5 spice powder and fry for 3-4 minutes. In the meanwhile, make tomato purée and keep ready.
7)Add tomato purée to above spices and blend all the ingredients together very nicely.
Once you see butter floating in the sides, drain the excess water from green peas and cottage cheese bowl.
8) Add it to above ingredients, add sugar and salt for taste and cook for few minutes with lid covered on it.
9) In the meantime, make cashew nuts paste and keep ready.
10) Add the Cashew nut paste to above gravy and mix well and after a few minutes add fresh cream. This will give rich flavour to your recipe.
11) Transfer it to serving bowl
and garnish it with dry fenugreek leaves and little fresh cream on top.
Note:
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1) Red Kashmiri chilly powder can be adjusted as per your taste buds.
2) Sugar is optional
3)Preparation of Five spice powder and green paste has been given in my lamb curry recipe shared earlier.
Benefits:
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1) Cottage cheese is a curd cheese with a mild flavor and smooth texture. It’s high in many nutrients, including protein, B vitamins, and minerals like calcium, selenium, and phosphorus. If you’re looking to lose weight or build muscle, cottage cheese is among the most beneficial foods you can eat.
2)Green peas contain a decent amount of heart-healthy minerals, such as magnesium, potassium and calcium.
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