PEAS PULAO

Hi friends,
Peas pulao is an easy to prepare pulao recipe. It can be had with a variety of vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian side-dishes.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice - 1 cup, soaked in water for half an hour
• Green Peas - 1/3 cup
• Onion - 1, medium sized, finely chopped 
• Cashews - 6, broken into halves
• Cinnamon - 1 inch piece 
• Cloves - 3
• Cardamom - 1
• Bay leaf - 1
• Ginger - 1 inch piece, finely chopped 
• Garlic - 3 cloves, finely chopped 
• Green chillies - 2, vertically slit
• Salt - to taste 
• Ghee or clarified butter - 2 tablespoons 
• Oil - 2 tablespoons 
• Water - 1.5 cups 
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing

Method:

• Heat the ghee and oil in a pressure cooker 
• Add the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf 
• Add the cashews
• Sauté well 
• Add the chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies 
• Sauté well 
• Add the chopped onions 
• Sauté well till the onions become transparent 
• Add the green peas
• Sauté well 
• Drain off the water and add the basmati rice
• Give a stir
• Add salt
• Add the water
• Cook in the pressure cooker for 1 whistle followed by cooking in sim flame for 2 minutes 
• After the pressure releases, open the pressure cooker 
• Gently mix it
• Transfer to a serving bowl 
• Serve  hot with accompaniment of your choice 

Tips:

• You can use dried green peas instead of fresh green peas in this recipe 
• In that case, make sure that you have soaked the dried green peas in water for about 8 hours before using it in this recipe 

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!

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