Sunday, November 22, 2009

Curried Sugar Snap Peas

This simple dish I pulled together during one of my lonely lazy Copenhagen after-work evenings. It was one of those when you come back late from work, forgot all about shopping and the only thing you want to do is to look into the fridge and come up with some kind of cooking math:

"One tomato + one onion + a few sugar snaps equals tonight´s dinner".

Ok, happy. It is just me after all and I really hate a) going to bed hungry and b) throw away food if it is still edible.

So, unexpectedly enough, this turned out to be such a simple tasty stir-fry, that now, two years later, I still find myself cooking this one up:

CURRIED SUGAR SNAPS:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1 tomato
  • a few curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder
  • salt
  • two handfuls sugar snaps
Heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped onion and fry until light brown. Add the curry, the cumin seeds and the tomato and cook until gravy-like. Add the curry powder and mix in the sugar snaps. Cook for a minute or two. Adjust salt to taste and serve right away.

Very simple, but tasty. Good with flavored or plain rice.

9 kommentarer:

HoustonWok said...

Hey there Zlamushka!!!Welcome back to blogosphere, I was wondering when you were going to post again. This does look good and tasty, simplicity is definitely key to those long dreadful days. I am definitely going to make this dish to serve along w/white rice.Thanks for sharing,hope you are doing well.

zlamushka said...

Hi HoustonWok,

thanks for your lovely words. yeah, this year I have not prioritised my blog very well :-( I still cook, just not much time to post about it.

Let me know how my dish turns out in your kitchen.

Otrie Barrett Jr said...

Yeah Zlamushka! I love these curry snap peas, and they are great over fragrant jasmine rice. Flavor over good rice is a meal huh. Great site you have here! Stop by and say hello :)

Otrie
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HoustonWok said...

Oh Zlamushka,
Don't let lifes' demands boggle you down. I find that cooking is my remedy, why? Because I know it will always turn out good, eating fills me up, sometimes releases a few endorfins, and then I get to write about it.U should seriously get on twitter.

zlamushka said...

Hey Guys,

Thanks for stopping by to say this. Makes me happy :-)

Andy said...

Hi Zlamushka, Do find the link to my entry for T&T, Nov09.

http://fudnmore.blogspot.com/2009/11/tried-tasted-dhingri-badaami.html

Glad to be a part of this great event conceptualised by you.

Great Going!!

Divya Vikram said...

Welcome back Z. Nice Indian touch to the sugar snap peas.

Cynthia said...

Hi Zu, how are you?

zlamushka said...

Hey Cyn,
I am very well - thanks. Preparing for a loooong Christmas holidays, so should be even better :-) thanks for asking.