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Peas Pulao Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups basmati rice see notes
  • 1 Cup green peas fresh or frozen
  • 1 Stick of cinnamon
  • 3 Cloves
  • 3 Cardamon
  • 2 Medium onions sliced
  • 3 Cloves of garlic grated
  • 1/2 Inch ginger grated
  • 2 Green chilli sliced
  • 3 tbsp ghee/butter/olive oil either 1 goes
  • 1/2 cup milk - optional if not using, use 3 cups of water, instead of 2.5 cups
  • 2.5 cups water
  • 1/4 cup cilantro - chopped
  • 1/4 cup mint - chopped
  • 1 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 15 - 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
  2. Heat oil/ghee/butter in a pan and add cinnamon, cloves and cardamon. Let it infuse for 1 minute and add sliced onions and green chili and saute for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Mix it grated ginger and garlic and saute till fragrant, for about 2 minutes.
  4. Add in rice and peas and fry for another 3 minutes.
  5. Turn off the flame and keep aside.
  6. In the rice cooker, add the 2.5 cups of water, half cup of milk and salt.
  7. Once it boils, add in the rice mixture and cook as per normal.
  8. Once cook, separate the rice grains with a fork, top with chopped cilantro, mint and let it stand, covered for another 10-15 minutes.

Notes

The general measure of water required to cook basmati rice is 1 cup of water to 1.5 cups of water. However, different brands of basmati rice require different amount of water. If you find that your rice is a tad harder than how it should be, drizzle an added 3-4 tablespoons of hot water over the rice and let it continue cooking in the rice cooker.