I tried this sabji and loved it. If you feel like having sweet and hot flavour, this is one of the sabjis to try out.

Carrot, Peas, Red Peppers Sabji

Method: Roast the peanuts and powder them in the grinder. Keep side.

1. In a saucepan, add some oil. When the oil is heated add some cumin seeds and curry leaves.
2. When they crackle add the chopped onion and garlic pieces.
3. Saute them and as they fry, add the red peppers.
4. Add some chilli powder and sabji masala powder (or garam masala powder). Saute for a while.
5. When the mixture loses oil, add the carrots and green peas and mix well. Add some salt.
6. Let it cook for 10 minutes till the carrots and peas become tender.
7. When done pour that in a serving dish and garnish with fresh chopped coriander.

You can also try the mashed version. When the sabji is cooked, mash it with a masher as you mash for the Pav Bhaji and garnish.

My colleague Ross once asked me how do you make Korma. I asked him have you tried any of the Kormas here. He said he has (he is not a fan of spicy food but he is making all the effort of trying all the Indian dishes). He wanted to know if I make the same kind of Korma as we get here in the so-called Indian restuarants. I said I will mail him the recipe.

Here is what I mailed him (including the pic):

Ingredients: 1 packet of frozen vegatables (green peas, carrots, fine green beans, corn), 2 medium-sized potatoes, onion, chilli powder.

For Korma masala: 3 cloves of garlic, 1 small piece of ginger, 2 tomatoes, 2 green chillies (depending how hot they are ), 2 tbsp fresh or desicated coconut, garam masala, powdered cashewnut (or soaked almonds), corainder leaves. Grind them and form a paste.

Method:

1. Boil the potatoes (I use microwave(700 W) to boil the potatoes for 3-4 minutes)
2. In a saucepan, heat some oil. Add cumin seeds. Saute some pieces of onion.
3. Add the frozen vegetables. Add the boiled and diced potatoes. Mix well. Add chilli powder, salt and a pinch of sugar or jaggery.
4. Add the Korma paste after 2-3 minutes and let the vegatables boil till they become tender and eatable.
5. Garnish with chopped corainder leaves.

Hope you enjoy it ….

My maamamaa (mummy’s mother) used to make this green peas side dish. When in mouth it used to taste like heaven. My badi maami (eldest uncle’s wife) makes the best food in the world (There are others…Sorry…but no one can beat her for me..). One of her specialities is Vataane Gol. The main ingredients are green peas and tomato

1. Boil the frozen peas. (I use the microwave to boil them for 2-3 minutes).
2. In a saucepan, heat some oil (I usually use sunflower oil, but sometimes I use grapeseed oil).
3. When the oil is heated add some mustard seeds or cumin seeds(whichever one prefers). When it crackles, add curry leaves.
4. Add the boiled green peas to the saucepan and saute it for 1 minute. Put some ginger paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the pieces of tomato.
5. Add chilli powder and salt. (I also add some dhaniya powder. Sometimes when I yearn for some chatpata in my food I add amchur powder).
6. Cook for 2 minutes till the peas is coated with the masala. Garnish it with fresh coconut. You can also use desicated coconut.

Enjoy!!!!