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From Nimona to Samosa: 9 delicious local dishes made with Green Peas

etimes.in | Last updated on - Jan 20, 2026, 19:18 IST
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Easy green peas dishes to try

Green peas are one of the most popular winter greens that are enjoyed in every part of the country. Take a look at these regional delights made with green peas which are a must try.

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Nimona – Eastern Uttar Pradesh


It is a popular curry dish made with coarsely crushed fresh green peas, cooked with spices and onion and diluted with water and topped with a tempering of cumin seeds and dried red chillies.

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Ghugni – West Bengal, Odisha, Assam


This is a dry dish made with green peas cooked into a thick curry, often eaten for breakfast or as a snack, topped with chopped onions, chillies, and coriander.

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Matar ka Samosa – Uttar Pradesh


To make this deep fried dish you need stuffing made with green peas mashed and cooked with spices and then stuffed in maida dough and then deep fried to perfection and enjoyed with green chutney.

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Hara Matar ka Saag – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar


This is a dry dish made with fresh peas leaves and green peas and cooked in a kadhai with salt and turmeric and served with roti.

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Matar ka Cheela – Bundelkhand



These are savoury pancakes made from ground green peas mixed with besan and spices and then cooked on griddle with oil or ghee and enjoyed with chutney in winter.

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Peas Usal – Maharashtra


This is a dry dish, made with whole peas cooked with coconut, goda masala, and chilli and is best served with jowar bhakri.

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Green Peas Kootu – Tamil Nadu


It is a mildly spiced stew, where fresh peas are cooked with lentils, coconut, and cumin and dried red chilies and make for a comforting dish best served with steamed rice.

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Matar ki Kadhi – Rajasthan



This kadhi is native to Marwar belt, where besan and buttermilk are mixed to make kadhi along with spices and then cooked along with blanched fresh green peas in it.

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Hara Matar ka Thepla– Gujarat


This is a variety of flatbread made with wheat dough mixed with spices and seasoned with mashed green peas and is then cooked on a griddle with ghee or oil.

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