Green Peas/Matar Pulao
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The menu of flavours
Friday, January 15, 2016
kids,
rice,
vegetable
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice - 3 cups
- Fresh/Frozen green peas - 1 cup
- Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Green chilli - 2, chopped
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Cardamom - 4 nos
- Cloves - 5 nos
- Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
- Star anise - 1
- Bay leaf - 1
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
- Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
- Water - 5.5 cups
- Salt - as needed
Preparation:
- Wash well and soak basmati rice in enough water for 30 minutes.Drain it and set aside.
- In a pressure cooker, heat ghee and splutter cumin seeds. Add in cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise , bay leaf and fry for few seconds.
- Next, add chopped onion along with ginger garlic paste , chopped green chilli and saute till the onion turns translucent.Add in turmeric powder and saute for two more minutes.
- To this, add green peas and cook for 2-3 minutes.Add basmati rice along with water and enough salt.Mix gently and taste check for salt.Add more if needed.
- Finally add in chopped coriander leaves .Pressure cook under medium flame for 2 whistles.Switch off the flame and when the pressure goes down , open the lid and fluff the rice gently with a fork .Mix well without breaking the rice.
- Serve hot with raita or any gravy of your choice.
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