Peas pulao / peas rice recipe

Peas pulao is the simplest of rice preparations savoured across India. Only fresh green peas and very few spices are needed.

Servings: Serves 2

Ingredients:

½ cup fresh green peas

1 cup basmati rice

1¾ cup water ( or 1½ cup )

1 onion, thinly sliced

½ tsp cumin seeds

1 cinnamon stick

2 cloves

2 green cardamom

1 bay leaf

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 green chilli

3 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)

Salt to taste

Method:

1. First, wash and soak basmati rice for 20 mins. Then drain the water completely.
2. In a pressure cooker, heat ghee and add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and green chilli. Saute well.
3. Add garlic and onion. Fry until the raw smell goes off.
4. Now, add green peas and basmati rice. Saute it for a minute.
5. Add water and salt. Mix well and cover the lid.
6. Pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium-high heat.
7. Let the pressure settle down. Then open the lid and gently fluff the rice.
8. Now the green peas rice is ready to taste. Serve hot with raita or dal.

Note:

• Use fresh green peas for better taste.
• You can skip few spices if you want. Add only cumin seeds, bay leaf and the cinnamon stick.
• You can also cook this pulaav in a thick bottom pot. Cooking method is same as mentioned above. But cook the rice until water is absorbed and the rice grains are cooked.
• If you are cooking in a pressure cooker, you can use any kind of rice grain.