Green Peas Pulao Recipe

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 cup

Onion - 3/4 cup

Green chillies - 2 slit

Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp

Green peas (fresh or frozen)-1 cup

Fresh mint leaves - fistful

Coriander leaves - fistful

Salt as required

For the seasoning :

Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp (or oil + ghee)

Cloves -2

Cardamom -1

Cinnamon -2 inch piece

Preparation Method :

1.Soak basmati rice for 20 minutes. Drain the water completely and keep it aside. You can do this with ordinary rice also but using basmati rice gives added flavour.

2. Heat oil in a pan/kadai and add the ingredients mentioned under seasoning. Saute for a few seconds, then add chopped onions, slit green chilli and saute until onions turn light brown.

3.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.

4. Add peas, chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves.

5. Add rice and saute until the water (if any) evaporates.

6.Add peas, chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves.

7. Add rice and saute until the water (if any) evaporates.

8. Add 1 3/4 cup of hot water, salt needed (approximately 2 tsp salt) and bring it to boil.

9.  after adding water to the rice, wait for it to boil, then close the pan without weight. Keep it in medium flame. 

10. Once the rice is half cooked, stir the contents and close it with the weight. Keep it in very low flame for 5 minutes and switch off the flame. Open only after the pressure subsides.

* Hot & Tasty Peas Pulav is Ready to Serve.