Peas Masala Bath / Pattani Masala Satham

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice	1 cup
Peas (either frozen or fresh)	½ cup
Onion	1
Tomato (medium size)	3
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Turmeric Powder	¼ tes
Oil	1 tbs
Red Chilly Powder	¾ tes
To Grind:
Grated Coconut	2 tbs
Ginger	1 inch
Garlic	5 pods
Aniseeds (Sombu)	1 tes

Procedure: 

1. Grind grated coconut, ginger, garlic and aniseeds with little water and keep it aside.

2. Chop the onion into lengthwise thin pieces and chop the tomato into small cubes.

3. Heat the oil in a thick bottom pan or kadai, add the curry leaves and chopped onion. Fry till the onion becomes translucent.

4. Then, add the peas and little salt, fry for 5 mins.

5. Now add the chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 mins.

6. Add ground paste, turmeric powder, red chilly powder and enough salt. Cook till  raw smell goes out and the mixture becomes thick paste.

7. Now add the cooked rice and mix them gently, and cook for few mins.  

Now the Peas Masala Bath is ready to serve. Serve with raitha.

I used seeraga samba rice and fresh peas. I served with just Cucumber. Even this simple combination worked out.

I am sending this to Gayathri's WTML  and

Saras Dish in 30 minutes - Rice recipes.