Green peas spicy stir-fry.
Green Peas are also known as English or spring peas.
You can use fresh peas, canned or frozen ones, to make this ridiculously easy and spicy green peas recipe.
It’s the best alternative instead of serving bland boiled peas as a vegan, vegetarian side-dish.
spicy peas recipe Sri Lankan style.
While keeping the ingredients to a minimum and concentrating on adding taste to the English peas, I’m giving them a little Sri Lankan flavor.
For this Spring pea recipe, I haven’t added any spice powders except make the vegan, vegetarian dish slightly spicy as I want to make my kids who like spicy food enjoy the dish.
If you want to experiment with this pea recipe add a pinch of Sri Lankan powder, a little Maldive fish.
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Utensils and appliances needed.
Chopping board and knife.
Skillet or frying pan.
How to make the pea recipe kid-friendly.
You can adjust the spiciness and make the green peas kid-friendly for the little ones by reducing the amount of chilli flakes.
Add a few tablespoons of coconut milk to make the dish creamy.
Can I use frozen or canned peas to make this recipe?
Yes, you can use either of them to make this spicy peas recipe.
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Sri lankan ladies finger(okra) stir-fry.
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green peas spicy stir-fry.
Please make sure to read the recipe instructions carefully to avoid mistakes.
Ingredients
Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.
2 tablespoons of oil
A sprig of curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 large onion sliced fine
2 cups of fresh green peas(2 cans or 500g of frozen beans)
1/2 teaspoon of chilli flake
2 tablespoons of lime juice(use as needed)
Method
If using fresh green or canned peas(drain water)and follow recipe instructions below.
How to use frozen green pea for this recipe.
How to make the simple pea recipe.
Place pan over a low-medium fire.
Add curry leaves, minced garlic, turmeric and cook for 2 minutes.
Add Onions and continue cooking until they are slightly brown.
Combine the peas to the temper, add, chilli flakes mix.
Add water(1/4 cup water or coconut milk for a creamier taste for kids), season with salt, reduce heat to low and continue to cook the green peas until the green peas are slightly crispy.
Once done, add lime juice(as per needed), taste to check if the seasoning is balanced and serve warm
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green peas spicy stir-fry(vegetarian, gluten free).
Green peas are also known as English or spring peas.
Whether you have fresh peas, canned or a bag of frozen green peas, this ridiculously easy and spicy green peas recipe can be the best alternative instead of boiling them and serving as vegan, vegetarian side-dish.
Ingredients
- Ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- A sprig of curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon of minced garlic(3 garlic cloves)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 large onion sliced fine
- 2 cups of fresh green peas(2 cans or 500g of frozen beans)
- 1/2 teaspoon of chilli flake
- 2 tablespoons of lime juice(use as needed)
Instructions
If using fresh green peas or canned peas(drain water)and follow recipe instructions below.
How to use frozen green peas for this recipe.
If you are using frozen green peas, remove frozen peas from the refrigerator and let it thaw for 10-15 minutes before following the next step.
How to make the simple pea recipe.
Place pan over a low-medium fire.
Add curry leaves, minced garlic, turmeric and cook for 2 minutes.
Add Onions and continue cooking until they are slightly brown.
Combine the green peas to the temper, add, chilli flakes mix.
Add water(1/4 cup water or coconut milk for a creamier taste for kids), season with salt, reduce heat to low and continue to cook the green peas until the green peas are slightly crispy.
Once done, add lime juice(as per needed), taste to check if the seasoning is balanced and serve warm
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 150Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 7mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 5g
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