Roadside green peas masala
Street Style Masala Pattani is a popular South Indian roadside snack loved for its spicy, tangy and flavorful taste. This pattani masala is commonly sold near beaches, bus stands and street corners.
With simple ingredients and the right masala balance, you can recreate that exact roadside flavor at home. This recipe is perfect as an evening snack or even as a side dish for chapati and dosa.
Servings: 4
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
- Dry green peas – 1 cup
- cloves – 3
- Salt – little
- Water – as needed to cook green peas
- Onion – 1 big
- Tomato – 1 big
- Green chili – 1
- Mint leaves – little
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Chilli powder – 3/4 tsp or adjust to your spiciness
- Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
- Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric – little
- Salt – as per taste
- Chat masala – less than 1/4 tsp
- Lemon juice – little
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- fried corn flakes for taste
Instructions
Step 1: Cook the Peas
- Soak dried peas for 8 hours. Pressure cook with salt and cloves until soft but not mushy. the water should be enough just to cover the green peas.
Step 2: Prepare the Masala
- Add the onion, tomato, green chilli and the mint leaves to a blender or mixie jar and grind to a smooth paste adding little water.
- Now Heat oil in a pan and add this ground masala and the ginger garlic paste and
- cook until raw smell goes.
Step 3: Add Spices
- Once the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes off, add the spices – chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt. Cook until oil separates slightly. Check if the green peas in the pressure cooker is cooked nicely by pressing one or 2 green peas. if it can be easily crushed by your finger, then it is fully cooked.
Step 4: Combine
- Add cooked peas with little cooking water.
- Mix well and simmer for 5–7 minutes until thick and masala coats well. Add the chat masala now.
Step 5: Finishing touch
- Sprinkle the coriander leaves.Add lemon juice for street style tangy taste.Serve hot with some corn flakes mixture!!!
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Notes
Slightly mash some peas to get thicker texture.
Add little extra chilli powder for authentic roadside spice.
A pinch of chaat masala gives beach-style flavor.
Cook in iron kadai for better taste and color.
Add little extra chilli powder for authentic roadside spice.
A pinch of chaat masala gives beach-style flavor.
Cook in iron kadai for better taste and color.