matar pulao recipe - peas pulao

Peas pullao / Matar pullao

Preparation timing 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• Long grain basmati rice - 1 cup

• Water - 2 cups

• Green peas - 1/2 cup ( frozen)

• Ghee - 2 tbsp

• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

• Cloves - 2

• Mace - 1 inch

• Green cardamom - 2 crushed

• Black cardamom - 2 crushed

• Black paper - 6 to 7

• Bay leaf - 1

• Cinnamon stick - 2 inch

• Cashew nuts - 6 to 7

• Salt to taste

Direction:

• Firstly  wash the basmati rice properly and soak it for about 15 to 20 minutes.

• Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a kadai or pan and add 2 cloves , mace, crushed green cardamom, crushed black cardamom , 2 inch cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf 6 to 7 black paper. Fry all the whole masala for about 1 minute to leave their aromas.

• Additionally add cashew nuts and fry till cashew nuts turn golden brow in color.

• Then add 1 tbsp of cumin seeds fry till splatter.

• Now add green peas and mix well.

• Fry the green peas till soft and properly cooked. 

• Then add soaked basmati rice and salt as per your taste and mix all the ingredients.

• Add 2 cups of water and stir it. increase the flame and boil the water.

• once the water is properly boiled then cover the pan with a lid and cook it for 10 to 15 minutes in low flame.

• After that turn of the flame and  do not open the lid rest it for about another 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool down completely

• Peas pullao is ready.

• Garnish with some coriander leaves and fried cashew nuts.

~Happy cooking~