Did you know that green peas aren’t really vegetables? They are actually a part of the legume family! Green peas though might be little, these green balls of goodness contain a huge amount of protein that helps nourish our bodies. Frozen peas are often added in many Indian curries to add a variation in taste and increase the nutritional content of the meal. That is why it is always useful to keep frozen peas around! One of the easiest ways to store peas today is by freeing them.
Frozen peas can last for months together if frozen well and frozen at the right time. Frozen peas are able to hold their nutrition and freshness too which is what makes them one of the most popular frozen veggies in the market. ITC Farmland Frozen Green Peas are one of the best frozen green peas in the country. They are freshly picked and frozen using the Individually Quick Frozen technique which individually freezes the peas which retains nutrients and prevents from any cell damage!
Here are 3 easy ways you can use your frozen green peas and make delicious meals:
Green Pea Soup
A staple Italian dish that is warm, filling and very nutritious, a green pea soup can quickly be your favourite thing to have at night! You can add in your own ingredients to enjoy it your way too.
Ingredients
- Frozen green peas
- Butter
- Onion
- Garlic
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Potato
Procedure:
- Thaw frozen green peas. Boil green peas and two potatoes and cool once soft.
- Chop an onion and 6-7 cloves of garlic. Add these in mixer pot along with green peas and potatoes.
- Grind them till they become a thick paste
- Heat butter in a pan and add this paste
- Add minimal water if the paste is too thick to get it into a soupy consistency
- Lastly add salt and black pepper and enjoy
Aloo Mattar
- An easy and filling healthy curry option with Roti or rice, Aloo Mattar does a good way of using green peas.
- Ingredients:
- Potato
- Frozen green peas
- Red chilli powder
- Onions
- Green Chillies
- Salt
- Tomato puree
- Procedure
- Boil potatoes and thawed green peas
- Chop onions and green chillies and fry them with jeera
- Add tomato puree to the mix and fry
- Add red chilli powder to this and mix the boiled potatoes and peas in this
- Add vegetable masala, turmeric powder and dry mango powder and let it cook with some water
- Enjoy hot with Roti!
Spaghetti with Green pea sauce
- Pasta pairs really well with green peas. In this recipe we cook one of the popular pastas, Spaghetti, in olive oil, green pea sauce and cheese.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Frozen green peas
- Spaghetti
- Cheese
- Salt
- Green chilli
- Garlic
- Black olives
Procedure
- Boil your spaghetti for 7-8 mins and cool it with cold water
- Thaw your frozen green peas and then grind them along with garlic and green chilli into a paste
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add garlic cloves
- Add red chilli flakes, the green pea sauce and salt and heat
- Lastly add black olives and spaghetti and cook for a few minutes until all flavours mix
- Serve with a drizzle of cheese!
These three recipes are the easiest to make! You can also use your frozen green to make fragrant veg pulao, nacho dips and much more!
