Spicy Peas Recipe

Lightly spiced green peas

Name: Lightly spiced green peas
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp (ghee is a clarified butter available from Indian shops and some supermarkets) ghee or butter; 2 bay leaves; pods 3 green cardamom; 1 stick cinnamon broken; 3 cloves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1½ tsp root ginger finely grated; 1 tbsp ground coriander; ¼ tsp red chilli powder; a pinch golden caster sugar; 450g frozen peas; chopped to make a handful coriander

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:28 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 15 mins

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Green peas are cooked in ghee and spiced up with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and chilli, perfect alongside a fillet of poached salmon

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Nutrition

1 tbsp (ghee is a clarified butter available from Indian shops and some supermarkets) ghee or butter
2 bay leaves
pods 3 green cardamom
1 stick cinnamon

broken
3 cloves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1½ tsp root ginger

finely grated
1 tbsp ground coriander
¼ tsp red chilli powder
a pinch golden caster sugar
450g frozen peas
chopped to make a handful coriander

Nutrition: per serving

kcal147
fat7.2g
saturates4g
carbs14.4g
fibre5.7g
protein7g
salt0.03g

Method

step 1

Heat the ghee or butter in a non-stick pan. Add the bay leaves and whole spices, cook for 20 seconds then add the ginger and stir for 30 seconds. Add the powdered spices, salt and a splash of water, cook for 40 seconds. Stir in the sugar and peas and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until the peas are cooked and the water has evaporated. Stir in the coriander and serve.

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