Tasty Peas Pulao

Peas Pulao

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch |  Prep Time: 10 mins   |  Cook time: 20 mins  

Ingredients:

• Frozen / Fresh Peas - 1 cup
• Basmati Rice  - 1 cup
• Ghee/ oil -3 tsp
• Salt - as needed
• Mint Leaves - 1 handful
• Coriander Leaves - 1/2 handful
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Chopped big onion - 2 onions
• Chopped tomato -  1
• Green Chilies - 2 to 3
• cinnamon stick - 1
• Cloves - 2
• Fennel Seeds - 2 tsp
• Bay Leaf - 1 

Method:

Step 1:

• Wash and soak rice for 30 Minutes and drain water, Keep aside.  
• Take a Mixer add mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, fennel seeds, grind it and keep aside.

Step 2:

• Take a pressure cooker, add oil/ghee, allow to heat
• Add cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cloves saute saute till they turn aromatic.
• Add onions and fry till they turn golden.
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes off
• Add tomato and mash up, Add grind-ed mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, fennel seeds into it, fry until raw smell goes off.
• Add Peas and mix well, Add Rice into it.
• Now add 1.5 cups of water,  Add Salt.
• Pressure cook for 2 whistles. once the pressure releases from the cooker, gently fluff.

Notes

• You can use mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, fennel seeds directly without grinding, But if you use it as grind-ed paste, it will smells excellent
• You can use normal boiled rice which is usually used for meals instead of Basmati rice. For using 1 cup boiled rice add 2 cups of water, allow extra whistles.
• You can use Dried peas instead of  fresh peas, But for using dried peas, you have to soak it for minimum 4 hrs before cooking. 
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