GREEN PEAS PULAO RECIPE |
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Peas Pulao or Matar Pulao is a quick, filling, one pot rice made with green peas, basmati rice, onions and whole spices in a pressure cooker. It goes well with raitha and chips or any other chicken or paneer recipes. This peas pulao can be made in under 30 minutes and it’s vegan and gluten free. It is perfect for school and office lunch boxes. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Green Peas Pulao. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.
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RECIPE FOR PEAS PULAO
Coarse : Lunch
Cuisine : Indian
Author : Jayashree Karthik
Prep Time : 10 min
Cook Time : 20 min
Total Time : 30 min
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp oil
- 3 cloves
- 2 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 cardamom pods
- 1 star anise
- 2 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 large onion – thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 3 green chilli – slit
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 1 cup peas – fresh / frozen
- 2 cup water
- salt to taste
PROCEDURE
- rinse and soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes
- heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker
- temper with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cardamom pods, star anise and cumin seeds
- saute for few seconds
- add thinly sliced onion and saute well until it turns translucent
- add ginger garlic paste, green chillies and mint leaves
- saute well until the raw smell goes
- add fresh or frozen peas
- mix well and saute for 2 minutes in low medium flame
- add 2 cup water and salt
- mix well
- bring water to boil
- once water starts to boil, add soaked basmati rice and mix well
- close the cooker with lid and put the weight on
- cook on medium flame until the 1st whistle and then cook on very low flame for another 20 minutes and then switch off the flame
- rest the cooker for 10 minutes before opening
- mix well and serve hot with onion raitha or chips
- simply delicious ????
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NOTES
- add veggies of your choice to make more nutritious
- adjust green chillies as per your taste
- if you dont have basmati rice, replace with regular sona masoori rice
Green Peas Pulao With Step By Step
Photo Recipe
soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes
heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker, temper with cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, bay leaf, star anise and cumin seeds
saute for few seconds
add finely chopped onion and saute well until translucent
add ginger garlic paste, green chilli and mint leaves
saute well until the raw smell goes
add 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
mix well and cook for 2 minutes
add 2 cup water and salt, mix well
bring water to boil
add soaked basmati rice and mix well
close with lid and put the weight on. cook on medium flame until 1st whistle, then cook on very low flame for 20 minutes and then switch off the flame
peas pulao ready
serve hot with onion raitha and chips
Peas Pulao
