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Green peas, a winter vegetable, are rich in nutrients and taste excellent. Before making any vegetable from it, either the small grains are eaten raw or the peas are roasted. Peas are a favorite vegetable in most homes during winter because peas can be added to pulao. You can make its vegetable with potato-cheese, carrot, cabbage and apart from this, green peas can also be combined with many things. Lightly sweet green peas enhance the taste of every dish. It is harvested from pea plants during winter, hence it is available in abundance in the market within a few days. Due to this, this vegetable is also available at affordable prices. In this article you will know 5 things made from peas.
According to USDA, green peas contain good amount of protein. Apart from this, it contains calcium, fiber, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, Vitamin-C, folate, Vitamin-A, Vitamin-K and many other nutrients, hence peas are beneficial in many ways including strengthening muscles and bones, increasing immunity, boosting energy.
One of the special winter snacks, Green Pea Kachori is full of crunch on the outside and the roasted green peas with spices inside it gives a soft feel. Serve it hot with potato curry or green chutney.
In most of the houses of North India, Pea Nimona is prepared a lot during winters. If you have not tried this recipe yet, then definitely make it and eat it this winter. Nimona is made by grinding green peas and cooking it with spices. Its taste is creamy. Serve pea nimona with roti, rice, paratha.
If we talk about tasty green pea recipes this winter, you must try Methi Matar Malai. This is a rich and creamy gravy dish, in which green fenugreek, green peas along with basic spices and cream are added. You can try this recipe on special occasions.
Among the winter green pea dishes, you can make Matar Karanji this winter. This is an amazing tasty dish, in which Karanji (similar to Gujiya) is filled with spicy stuffing of green peas and then deep-fried. This is a great snack with tea in cold weather.
If you want to enjoy the taste of green peas for many months even after winter, then make pea pickle. It does not spoil for more than 6 months, just follow the recipe step by step. Green pea pickle can be served with paratha, dal-rice and khichdi which tastes very tasty.
