Peas Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 2 cups
Onion - 2 (sliced)
Green Peas - 1 cup (100 gms)
Cashews - 50 gms
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Green chilies - 3-4
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves - 1tbsp
Pudhina leaves - if required
Ghee and oil mix - 2tbsp
cloves - 4 no’s
bay leaves - 1- 2 (cut into medium pieces)
cardamom - 3-4 no’s
pattai - 3-4 pcs
saunf - 1tsp

Preparation

Wash basmati rice and soak in water for 15 mins.

Keep cooker/pressure pan on stove and keep flame on simmer. Pour the ghee oil mix and add the masalas (cloves, bay leaves, cardamom, pattai, saunf). Once they splutter, add onions and green chillies and fry till onions turn transparent. Then add ginger garlic paste - sauté for few mins. Now add green peas and cashews. Fry till cashews turn light brown. Now add garam masala, salt, coriander leaves and pudhina leaves. Sauté for 10 mins until the mixture is well cooked. Now add basmati rice, sauté well and pour 3 cups of water. Close with lid and place the weight. Put on high flame. Wait for 1 whistle then simmer and wait for two mins and turn off stove. Open lid after 15 mins and garnish with coriander leaves.

PS: You can also add coconut milk while cooking, if you would kike the flavor of it.

m.I.m
Recipe: FAMS

Ghee Rice

Ingredients

1 cup rice,2 medium sized onions cut length wise, ginger garlic paste, whole garam masala (2 elachi, 2 cloves. 1 piece patta etc) juice of 1 lemon, curry leaves, thania leaves, and half cup shelled peas, ghee, oil and fried cashew nuts.

Preparation

Pour oil in a pressure cooker. Add all the whole garam masala. Now add the slit green chillies and cut onions, Sauté a little and add the ginger garlic paste, fry nicely. Now add a tablespoon of ghee. Add green peas, curry leaves, lime juice and salt. After a minute add 1and a 1/2 cups of water. When the water begins to boil add rice and pressure cook it, Garnish with cut thania leaves and fried cashew nuts.

m.I.m
Recipe: RM