Making pesto from scratch is actually super easy.
Kadhai Kheema is a restaurant-style mutton mince and green peas curry slow-cooked in a wok with Indian spices.
With peas you can vary endlessly, such as, for example, this "hummus" that I serve as a tapas or as a side dish.
Frozen peas and purchased pesto make this an fast, easy dinner for two.
Ragda Pattice is a chat preparation of fried potato cutlets with peas curry, topped with chopped raw onion, coriander leaves and sev.
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Here's a great Gnocchi Recipe with Peas and Lemon Cream Sauce.