easy chura matar recipe | chura matar banane ki vidhi
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Uttar Pradesh
Ingredients
- 1 cup poha / aval / chura (thick)
- ¼ cup milk
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 chilli (finely chopped)
- 5 cashew / kaju (halves)
- ½ cup peas / matar
- ½ tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp water
- ½ tsp pepper (crushed)
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in rinse 1 cup thick poha in running water.
- take the rinsed poha in a large bowl and pour ¼ cup milk.
- you can also pour cream along with milk.
- mix well and allow to soak for 10 minutes.
- now in a large kadai, heat 3 tsp oil, 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing, 1 inch ginger, 1 chilli and 5 cashews.
- roast until the cashew turn golden brown.
- further, add ½ cup peas and ½ tsp sugar.
- saute for a minute. adding sugar will help to retain the colour of peas.
- now add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
- cook until the peas are cooked well.
- additionally add ½ tsp pepper, ½ tsp garam masala and ¾ tsp salt.
- saute and mix al the spices well.
- add in soaked poha and mix gently.
- further add 2 tbsp water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- make sure to stir in between to prevent from burning.
- also, add 2 tsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
- finally, enjoy chura matar with curd or pickle.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.