Ghugni (Odiya Cuisine)- Indian Cuisine Recipe # 12

Ghugni (Pea Curry from Odisha/Orissa)

Oriya Cuisine Recipe

MY RATING - 8/10

Source - http://oriyafood.blogspot.com/2007/05/ghugni.html

Ingredients:

•  2 medium sized potatoes boiled, pealed and sliced into medium dices
•  2 cups of dried peas soaked overnight in water
•  3 small tomatoes sliced into small pieces
•  1 small red onion
•  1 tsp chopped ginger
•  1 tsp chopped garlic
•  2 cardamoms
•  1 tsp of cumin seeds
•  2 small pieces of cinnamon
•  3-4 cloves
•  1 tsp of cumin powder
•  1 tsp of coriander powder
•  Fresh coriander leaves
•  Red chilli powder to taste
•  2 Green Chilies
•  Turmeric powder
•  2-4 tsp cooking oil
•  Salt to taste

Method:

• Make a ‘masala paste’ of onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves with a little water
• Boil the soaked peas with some salt till soft (You can pressure cook the peas)
• Put 2 tbs of oil in a frying pan and put the cumin seeds and let them splutter
• Add green chillies
• Add the masala paste prepared earlier
• Fry them till light brown
• Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder
• Add finely chopped tomatoes and fry them till they are soft
• Add diced potatoes and boiled peas, little water and salt and cook for 5-7mts
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot