Chura Matar Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	15 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	2 servings

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Ingredients

• 1 cup poha / aval / chura (thick)
• ¼ cup milk
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• pinch hing / asafoetida
• 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 chilli (finely chopped)
• 5 cashew / kaju (halves)
• ½ cup peas / matar
• ½ tsp sugar
• 4 tbsp water
• ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ¾ tsp salt
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, in rinse 1 cup thick poha in running water.
2. take the rinsed poha in a large bowl and pour ¼ cup milk.
3. you can also pour cream along with milk.
4. mix well and allow to soak for 10 minutes.
5. now in a large kadai, heat 3 tsp oil, 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing, 1 inch ginger, 1 chilli and 5 cashews.
6. roast until the cashew turn golden brown.
7. further, add ½ cup peas and ½ tsp sugar.
8. saute for a minute. adding sugar will help to retain the colour of peas.
9. now add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
10. cook until the peas are cooked well.
11. additionally add ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp garam masala and ¾ tsp salt.
12. saute and mix al the spices well.
13. add in soaked poha and mix gently.
14. further add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
15. make sure to stir in between to prevent from burning.
16. also, add 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
17. finally, enjoy chura matar with curd or pickle.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, soak the poha in milk for more flavour. you can also add cream to enhance the flavour.
• also, chooda matar recipe is no onion no garlic recipe. however, you can also add if you prefer.
• additionally, use fresh peas or frozen peas to cook it faster.
• finally, chura matar recipe tastes great when flavours are balanced.