Ingredients

• shelled green peas - 3 cup
• tamarind size of a walnut
• black gram (Urad) Dal - 1 tbsp
• Bengal (Channa) Dal - 1 tbsp
• curry leaves few
• mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• red chillies - 4
• oil - 3 tbsp
• cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• green chillies - 2, slit
• salt - to taste

How to Make Green Peas Podi

• Cook green peas with enough water till soft. Drain and reserve the water. Mash the peas lightly.
• Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of the water in which peas were cooked for about 15 minutes and extract the pulp.
• Dry roast both the Dals, curry leaves, chillies and mustard. Cool and powder them together.
• Heat oil in a Kadai. Add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add chillies. Fry for few seconds.
• Add the ground powder and tamarind and tamarind pulp. Simmer till the mixture is very thick.
• Add the peas and salt. Cook and stir till almost dry.