Green peas in cream curry

       Green peas are available in India normally during winters and I remember as a child, my mum would sit us down around a huge pile and we would shell them and the nice soft tender sweet ones found themselves into our tummies.Now with super markets, we get frozen too and so they find place in our everyday menu too.Here in Germany, I find the peas absolutely sweet and so tender that you can actually eat the frozen ones without cooking.The dish is ready within a few minutes.I tried this for the first time and I found this recipe absolutely delicious. Would go very well with toast and soup too besides as a side dish with rotis and parathas.
 Serves : 4
Ingredients
Green peas frozen or boiled                        2 cups/500gms
Chopped onions                                         1 no
Chopped garlic                                           1 tbsp
Oil                                                              1 tbsp
Cumin seeds                                               1/2 tsp
Cream                                                         1/2 cup
Coriander powder                                       1 tsp
Chilli powder                                              1/2 tsp
Amchur powder                                          1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Method
Heat oil and add cumin,let them splutter.
Add chopped garlic and saute.
Put in chopped onions and let them cook for 3-4 mins.
Now add salt,chilli powder and coriander powder.Let them color, do not burn.
Add cream and cook for 2 mins on high heat and mix continuously and let the water evaporate.
Add peas and mix well.Cook on high heat.Cook till almost dry.
Add amchur powder and mix well.
Top with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Green peas paratha

        This is one of my favorite parathas,stuffed with the most moist and aromatic filling of green peas and spices blended together.Ones does not need any other accompaniment as they are so full of flavors but one could enjoy it with a blob of butter and curd flavored with cumin.I also this filling for kachoris.They come out awesome too.
Makes about 8
Ingredients
Green peas boiled/frozen                     500gms
Grated ginger                                      1 Tbsp
Crushed garlic                                     1 tbsp
Chopped green chillies                        1-2 nos
Oil                                                      1 Tbsp
Cumin seeds                                       1 tsp
Hing                                                    1/4 tsp
Coriander seeds                                  1 tsp
chilli powder                                      1/2 tsp
Tumeric powder                                 1/4 tsp
Amchur powder                                 1 tsp
Lime juice                                          1 tsp
Sugar                                                 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
For the dough:-
Wheat flour                                        2 cups
Salt                                                    1 tsp
Oil                                                     1 tbsp                            
Method
Knead the the dough with the flour, oil and warm water to a soft pliable dough.
For the filling, heat oil in a pan.Add cumin and hing, let them crackle.
Add the crushed garlic, chopped chillies and ginger and let them saute for 2-3 mins.
Add the crushed peas and mix well.
Add all the spices into the mixture and cook for all the water to evaporate.
Add the lime juice and sugar and cook further.
Cool the stuffing.
Make a 8 balls of the dough, roll and put some generous stuffing into it.Put all the sides together and roll into a 7" circle.
Put it on the griddle/tava and cook with oil on both sides till golden brown.
Serve hot with choice of accompaniments.