Ingredients: Green peas (Matar), Onion - finely chopped, cup Fresh coconut - grated, Green Chillies, teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera), sprig Curry leaves, teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf), teaspoon Mustard seeds, - to taste, teaspoon Sunflower Oil, Vegetarian diet
Instructions: To begin making Pattani Kootu Recipe (Green Peas Curry), in a mixer grinder, grind grated coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds into a thick paste. Keep aside till required.Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and wait until they splutters.Add fennel seeds, curry leaves, and finely chopped onions and saute until the onions turn pinkish.Add the ground coconut masala reserved earlier and cook further until the coconut paste comes together from the sides of the pan.Add green peas and cook for about 3 minutes or till they are almost a bit soft and looks a little cooked. Add salt and stir.Now add about 1/2 cup water and cook covered until the green peas are well cooked, and are almost mashable.Adjust salt if required and cook until the dish is thick in consistency, now turn off heat.Serve Pattani Kootu Recipe (Green Peas Curry) with Pudina Tawa Paratha Recipe (Mint Leaf Skillet Flat Bread), steamed rice, Varutharachu Sambar Recipe for a simple weeknight dinner.