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Tamatar Aur Mattar (Tomatoes with Green Peas)

 
Green Peas and Tomatoes

This simple vegetarian dish is easy to make, healthy as well as delicious. Recommendation is to change the amount of garlic and chili to get the flavor you like

 Ingredients

2 cups tomato (chopped)
1 cup green peas
2 onions (sliced)

Spices
3 green chili chopped (adjust)
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
½ teaspoon chopped garlic

Optional
3 tablespoon oil or ghee
¾ teaspoon salt or salt to taste

Garnish
2 tablespoon chopped cilantro/coriander

 Preparation
1 Sauté onion with all the spices for few minutes on medium heat.
2 Add tomatoes. Cook everything in medium heat for 15 or more minutes with continuous stirring. If necessary, add little water to get very thick chunky stew (little thicker than salsa).
3 Add green peas.
4 Cook for few minutes on medium heat until peas are cooked.
5 Simmer for few minutes, garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice or roti.
Nutritional Analysis
Total Calories (kilo calories)
63.5 3

Total Calories from Fat (kilo calories)

21.0

 

Total Fat (g)

2.4

4

Total Saturated Fat (g)

0.3

2

Total Transfat (g)

0.0

 

Cholesterol (mg)

0.0

0

Sodium (mg)

752.4

31

Carbohydrate (g)

9.4

3

Dietary Fiber (g)

2.2

9

Sugar (g)

4.1

 

Protein (g)

2.1

 

Vitamin A (IU)

439.6

9

Vitamin C (mg)

58.7

98

Calcium (mg)

22.3

2

Iron (mg)

0.8

4

Oil or ghee can be used as optional ingredient to add flavor. Oil or ghee adds that extra fat to your dish.
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