Matar Kachhi Haldi Sabzi or Green Peas Turmeric Curry is a winter speciality from Rajasthan. The memory of matar kachhi haldi sabzi recipe goes back to my visit to Rajasthan years back, they have an amazing colorful culture and cuisine.
I learn’t this recipe from a cook of the hotel we stayed in Jodhpur, who used to serve us with authentic Rajasthani dishes. This dish is winter delicacy; turmeric rhizomes with many health benefits like anti-inflammatory, antiseptic properties are harvested during winter and used in many tasty dishes.
Green peas is another such veggies mainly seen during winters. This curry has a strong flavor of turmeric and not much frill’s in masala. It’s pretty simple recipe which goes well with any Indian flat bread.
If you are interested in using fresh turmeric in other dishes, I have few recipes like turmeric saffron milk, carrot turmeric soup.
Few important notes to be followed
Fry the turmeric root in ghee well to avoid bitter after taste and also helps in maximum absorption by our body.
After adding curd, cook on low heat, otherwise there are chances of spliting.
The thickness of curry can be adjusted either with water or curd.
How to prepare green peas turmeric curry
Heat a pan, add ghee, add mustard seeds and sauté well. Add grated turmeric root and sauté well until it changes colour.
Now add coarsely ground tomato puree and ginger paste. Sauté well until it changes colour. Next add crushed fennel seeds and coriander seeds, red chili powder and saute well.
Lower the flame and add thick curd, salt and jaggery. Cook on medium flame with stirring until everything just comes together.
Now add fresh cooked green peas and cook, mash peas slightly using the back of the ladle. Cook until everything comes together and thickens.
Rajasthani style kachhi haldi aur matar ki sabzi or turmeric peas curry is ready to be served with any Indian flat bread
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Green Peas Turmeric Curry or Matar Kachhi Haldi Ki Sabzi
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Turmeric root or rhizome (grated)
- 1 ¼ cup Green peas fresh
- ½ cup Tomato (coarsely ground)
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- 1 tsp Fennel or saunf seeds (crushed)
- 2 tsp Coriander seeds (crushed)
- ½ cup Thick curd
- Red chili powder as per taste
- 1 tsp Jaggery
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Heat a pan, add ghee, add mustard seeds and sauté well.
- Add grated turmeric root and sauté well until it changes colour.
- Add coarsely ground tomato puree and ginger paste. Sauté well until it changes colour.
- Now add the crushed fennel seeds and coriander seeds, red chili powder and sauté well.
- Lower the flame and add thick curd, salt and jaggery. Cook on medium flame with stirring until everything just comes together.
- Now add the peas and cook, mash little peas using the back of the ladle. Cook until everything comes together and thickens.
- Rajasthani style kachhi haldi aur matar ki sabzi or turmeric peas curry is ready to be served with any Indian Flat bread
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wonderful share, amazing photography as well!
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Nice recipe
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Sounds delicious!!
Thank you Anusha
thank you, do try, would wait to hear from you
Looks so beautiful and tempting my taste buds ! Wonderful idea to use turmeric roots in here !!
thanks so much Megala…
Gosh this sounds amazing! Gotta try this!
thank you so much, do try and let me know your feedback…
Looks amazing ! Reblogged it..
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