Green peas is very cheap and in season now…so why not make good use of them?! How does that sound making your own homemade frozen peas?! Yes now lets get on how to make frozen peas at home….I wouldn’t have given much thoughts for this post if my sis had not pushed me for it, From last year she had been asking me to do this post and finally I am here with it 🙂 You can make the same method for all other vegetables like carrots beans etc.
Frozen Peas Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 24 hrs | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes : 1/4 kg
Recipe Category: Preserve | Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Recipe Reference: Easycooking
Recipe Category: Preserve | Recipe Cuisine: Indian| Recipe Reference: Easycooking
Green Peas – 1/4 kg
Method:
- Remove the peas from the pod, set aside. Rinse it well once. Boil water in a big pan until bubbles appear vigorously.
- Add the peas and let it all float on the top, it will just take 2mins for that. Immediately switch off and pour cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Let it cool and come to room temperature. Pat dry using a kitchen towel until no moisture is there.Store it in a ziplock bag or a tupperware container and label it with the date.
- Freeze it…After a day or so it will look like this.When required just take the amount of peas you need just thaw it and use it.
Frozen peas is very handy and cooks very faster as its already precooked.
How to thaw frozen peas:
Take the frozen peas spread it on a plate and make it come to room temperature which is thawing thenrince i once and you can use it for your required recipe.
The below pic is just freezing after 2 days and the other pics are almost more than a week old.
My Notes:
- Blanching and then freezing them gives more shelf life also helps in easy cooking later.
- Make sure you switch off immediately once all peas has risen to top. Dont let it overcook.If the peas has slight shrinks it is perfectly normal don’t worry.
- Also before storing in ziplock/any freezer proof container make sure there is no moisture in the peas else it will easily get spoiled.
- I have tried both ziplock and tupperware container to freeze the peas and both worked well.
- I am really not sure of the shelf life but it will last upto 3-4months for sure.
RAKS KITCHEN says
March 25, 2013 at 11:43 amNever knew this process, I froze as such last time. Very useful one
Sangeetha Nambi says
March 25, 2013 at 11:49 amVery informative post… Thanks for sharing !!!
Preeti Nambiar says
March 25, 2013 at 11:55 amVery useful information sharmi.. thanks
Sowmya Madhavan says
March 25, 2013 at 11:56 amGood useful post..
Manjula K says
March 25, 2013 at 12:38 pmWhat is the purpose of blanching or cooking the peas for few mins? we should not store just like that ?
Manjula K says
March 25, 2013 at 12:44 pmwhat is the purpose of blanching the peas? we should not freeze, just like that ?
Akila says
March 25, 2013 at 1:03 pmVery useful post… I just remove from the pod, wash n freeze… Thanks for sharing
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Dipti Joshi says
March 25, 2013 at 1:11 pmInformative post..thanks
AparnaRajeshkumar says
March 25, 2013 at 1:13 pmpictures are good 🙂
Kadhyaa says
March 25, 2013 at 1:37 pmthanks for this info .really informative 🙂
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
March 25, 2013 at 2:07 pmvery helpful post!!! frozen peas are a boon to have on hand!!
Sowmya
Laxmi says
March 25, 2013 at 2:08 pmuseful one.. nice clicks..:)
dassana says
March 25, 2013 at 3:04 pmi just freeze peas directly and it stays for good for 2-3 months. never tried this method. pics are good sharmilee, especially the last one with beautiful light on the individual peas on the pea pod.
Meenal Ramanathan says
March 25, 2013 at 3:34 pmwhen using for recipes should we once again put in hot water & then use it
Sharmilee! :) says
March 26, 2013 at 3:02 amNo just rinse in normal water and then use it for the recipe. Make sure you dont pressure cook as we do for fresh peas.It is just enough to saute and cook for the recipe…depends on the recipe too.
Gayathri Ramanan says
March 25, 2013 at 4:55 pmlovely and informative post..
radha says
March 25, 2013 at 10:21 pmNice useful post. Thank you.
anusha praveen says
March 26, 2013 at 3:30 amAn eye opener for all those who use frozen peas that s store bought. Well written
Navya Diwakar says
March 26, 2013 at 8:22 amThis is so helpful. Thank you so much… Safal Frozen Peas make into my grocery budget every single month. I had no idea that I could achieve the same at home !!!
Rashmi Agrawal says
March 26, 2013 at 10:05 amgr8 post Sharmilee…I simply airdried the peas and stored in an airtight jar last weekend…how would blanching help??
Sharmilee! :) says
March 26, 2013 at 4:24 pmPlease check mynotes…
SANDHYA KHATTRI says
March 26, 2013 at 4:38 pmvery useful post, thanks for sharing
Paige Flamm says
March 27, 2013 at 2:26 amThanks for the tutorial! I love being able to do things like this myself so that I know what they've gone through, instead of risking eating a bunch of chemicals from store bought things!
Paige
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Saranya Balaji says
March 27, 2013 at 9:46 amvery useful one..
JEYASHRI SURESH says
March 27, 2013 at 11:05 amMy cousins follow this method.very beautifully explained and a very useful post
Sue says
March 28, 2013 at 7:19 pmIf it helps — I've used peas that I froze over a year ago, no problems.
denise says
January 1, 2015 at 4:50 amdo I need to cook before adding to a salad?
SHARMILEE J says
January 28, 2015 at 3:45 amYou thaw it first and then steam it for 4-5mins…..
Aarthi says
January 26, 2015 at 11:17 amvery informative.. having a question.. what will happen if power goes or when defrosting??
SHARMILEE J says
January 28, 2015 at 3:46 amI didn't do anything for it….if its for an or so its ok no issues
Mathi says
February 13, 2015 at 9:54 amVery informative….how much time should it dry over the kitchen cloth?
SHARMILEE J says
February 13, 2015 at 11:22 amTill its moisture free…..
pawan singh (rahul) says
April 18, 2015 at 11:23 amusing this method for how much time can I preserve it
SHARMILEE J says
April 18, 2015 at 1:41 pmI've already mentioned it in my notes…3-4 months
Isiaka Isah says
January 4, 2017 at 11:16 amHow long can peas be freeze before it get spoiled
SHARMILEE J says
January 4, 2017 at 1:39 pmHave mentioned it in my notes
Udhaya says
March 11, 2017 at 9:14 amVery useful one thanks
Gita says
September 13, 2017 at 5:58 pmCan this be done with dries green peas?
Sharmilee J says
September 18, 2017 at 6:35 amnot sure