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PEAS PULAO

Smitha Kalluraya
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Course Main Course
Cuisine north indian
Servings 2 serving

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup Basmati Rice / Sona masoori rice
  • 1/2 cup green peas, Fresh or frozen
  • 1 onion, large; sliced long
  • 1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 3 - 4 Green Chillies, - slit / chopped
  • 1 tsp Kasoori Methi / Mint leaves
  • little Coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • 2 cups Hot Water, ** Ref Notes 1

For tempering

  • 1 tbsp Ghee
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds Jeera
  • 1 no Bay leaf / tejpatta
  • 2 no cardamom elaichi
  • 1 piece Cinnamon/ dalchini
  • 4 - 5 no Cloves/ Lavang
  • 1 no Star Anise
  • a pinch Mace / javitri
  • to taste Salt

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak rice in water for 20 mins. Drain water completely.
  • In a pressure cooker heat oil + ghee together. Once its hot, add cumin seed,bay leaf ,star anise,mace,cloves,cinnamon and cardamom .
  • Once the cumin seeds splutter, add onion ,green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Fry nicely till onion turns golden brown in color.
  • Next Add green peas and kasoori methi or pudina. Saute for 1-2 mins.
  • Add rice and fry well for 2-3 mins .This will help in bringing out nice aroma from the rice.
  • Add hot water and salt to the rice mixture. Mix well. Once the water starts boiling,add coriander leaves and close the lid and keep the flame to medium . Cook for 1-2 whistles and switch off the flame.** ref Notes 2 .
  • Once the pressure releases,gently fluff it up using a fork.Serve the delicious Peas Pulav hot hot with any raita of you choice or veg kurma.
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Notes

  • Basmati Rice to water ratio i follow is 1: 2 . If using normal rice you can maintain 1 : 2 1/2 ratio.If you are using basmati rice ,cook for 1 whistle , keep on sim for abt 5-8 mins. Switch off. For normal rice , cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.Basmati rice will cook quickly.
  • Instead of green peas you can also add corn /  hyacinth beans / mixed veggies like carrot ,beans etc.If you want you can add soaked soya chunks ( nuggets ) too. Add it along with kasoori methi and peas and saute for few mins.
  • For additional flavor if you want you can add a tsp of garam masala / biriyani masala powder just before adding water.
  • Another method of doing this pulao , is cook rice separately and later mixing it to the bhaji.