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    Home » Indian » North Indian » Uttar Pradesh

    Matar Ka Nimona from UP

    Published: Dec 11, 2017 · Modified: Dec 9, 2020 by Rachna ·

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    Matar ka nimona is a green peas curry made commonly during winter in Uttar Pradesh. This matar recipe does have a strange name but it tastes good when made with fresh, sweet peas that one gets in winter. I remember mum cooking it during the winter months when I was a child. Some people also make it with green chana or fresh green gram.

    It is a relatively simple, homestyle dish that goes well with chapatis and rice both. It is another great recipe with peas that come bountiful at this time of the year.

    So here is my matar ka nimona recipe:

    green peas curry in a white bowl

    Matar Ka Nimona from UP

    Rachna Parmar
    Matar ka nimona is a flavourful homestyle UP dish made with fresh green peas. It is enhanced by the sweet flavour of fresh peas.
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine UP | North Indian
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 101 kcal
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    Ingredients
     

    • 1.5 cups fresh green peas shelled
    • 3-4 green chillies as per taste you can reduce or increase the number of chillies
    • ½ inch ginger
    • 5-6 cloves garlic
    • 3-4 tomatoes
    • 1 tsp. mustard oil use regular oil if you don't have mustard oil
    • 1 tsp. garam masala
    • 1 tbsp. coriander powder
    • 1 tsp. cumin seeds
    • 1 pinch hing asafoetida
    • 2 tbsp. cilantro chopped
    • Salt to taste

    Whole spices

    • 2 green cardamom
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 star anise
    • 4 cloves

    Instructions
     

    • Make a masala paste of green chillies, coriander leaves, ginger and garlic along with tomatoes. This will have a greenish tinge.
    • Now heat oil in a kadhai or pan.
    • Add in cumin seeds and asafoetida and allow to sputter for about 30 seconds. Now add whole spices and cook for a minute more.
    • Add in the masala paste. Cook for about 10 minutes till tomatoes are well cooked and there is no kachcha or raw smell to ginger-garlic paste. You can see that oil comes out on the sides of the masala.
    • Take peas in a blender and make a fine paste leaving a few peas coarse or whole.
    • Once the tomato-green masala is cooked, add the blended peas mixture to it and cook on a low flame for 5 minutes.
    • Now add water depending upon how thick you want the curry to be.
    • Add salt and coriander powder. Cover and cook on low heat till the gravy is done. Takes about 5-10 minutes.
    • Switch off the heat. Add garam masala.
    • Taste and adjust seasoning.
    • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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    Notes

    1. This is best made with fresh peas though you could use frozen peas too. The flavour will be different then.
    2. Some people also add finely cubed potato to the dish. In case you are using potatoes, cook them along with the green peas mixture.
    3. You may use onion in the masala but I avoid it.
    4. Make the curry thick or runny as per your preference.
    5. Mustard oil is preferred though you may use regular vegetable oil.
    6. This is really delicious and unique pea curry.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 5gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 130mgPotassium: 384mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1146IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 4mg
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    peas curry in a white bowl

    You may also like these other winter delicacies:

    Gajar ka Halwa recipe

    Aloo Matar ki Sabzi

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    Makki ki Roti

    Palak ka Paratha

    Gajar ki Kanji

    Aloo Matar ki Sabzi

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    Comments

    1. Nabanita Dhar says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:38 am

      I will try this, Rachna.

      Now, a request, if you can please share an easy gajjar ka halwa recipe. The red carrots in the market are really tempting me ?

      Reply
    2. Aparna says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:39 am

      Hi Rachna.. had made it last week for 1st time n yes its absolutely tasty and different too and everybody at home loves it… will make it again perhaps next week using your recipe…thanks for sharing

      Reply
    3. Dagny says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:51 am

      I make this with boot... green chana. Will try with peas too. Awesome sweet peas flooding the local mandi!

      Reply
    4. Tarang Sinha says

      December 11, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      Will try this. It's easy and seems yum. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

      Reply
    5. Rajlakshmi says

      December 11, 2017 at 3:30 pm

      Hey this sounds easy enough. Looks delicious too. Will try it ?

      Reply
    6. Shalzmojo says

      December 11, 2017 at 7:53 pm

      I loved it when I first tried it out a couple ofy ears ago in Varanasi – thanks for reminding me about it. I just bought both green channas and peas today only; this goes into making tomorrow for sure. I love it with rice! Yummm!

      Reply
    7. Reema D'souza says

      December 11, 2017 at 10:15 pm

      This looks delicious and sounds like an easy to make dish. Will try it when I can.

      Reply
    8. Shalini R says

      December 12, 2017 at 11:27 am

      Wow. That's an easy recipe. Matar is flooding the markets! I will definitely give this a try 🙂

      Reply
    9. Soumya Prasad says

      December 14, 2017 at 5:42 pm

      Oh, the peas is ground? That explains the color and the texture. My husband is a huge fan of peas but I do not have the time to shell the fresh ones. I shall try this with the frozen peas I have at home, this weekend.

      Thanks, Rachna.

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        December 14, 2017 at 5:46 pm

        It really is worth making this with fresh peas. There is a difference in taste, at least I feel there is. But, I guess you can use the shortcut and see how it turns out. 🙂 It is among my winter favourites and I do hope you enjoy it.

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