Name: Rice vermicelli with peas
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter; 45 ml/3 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 250 g/9 oz rice vermicelli; 2.5 ml/½ tsp black mustard seeds; 2.5 ml/½ tsp cumin seeds; 2–3 dried red chillies; 1 garlic clove, crushed, or 5ml/1 tsp garlic purée; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro), to garnish; 2.5 ml/½ tsp garam masala; 1 large onion, finely sliced; 25 g/1oz/¼ cup roasted salted peanuts, roughly chopped; 175 g/6 oz/1 cup frozen peas; 2.5 ml/12 tsp chilli powder; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1–2 fresh green chillies, finely chopped (deseeded if preferred); 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt, or to taste; 2.5 cm/1 in fresh root ginger, grated, or 10ml/2 tsp ginger purée

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Indian vegetarian cuisine is incredibly varied and ranges from dishes that require lengthy preparation to quick ones such as this, Sewian Pulao. Rice vermicelli - very fine noodles - need little cooking. Here they are cooked with peas and tomatoes and served with peanuts.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz rice vermicelli
45 ml/3

Method

Put the rice vermicelli in a large heatproof bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover it. Leave to soak for 5 minutes, then drain and return to the bowl.
Cover the vermicelli with plenty of cold water and leave to soak for 15 minutes. Drain again in a sieve, return to the bowl and cut the vermicelli into shorter lengths, with kitchen scissors.

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