MATAR PULAO | GREEN PEAS PULAO (RICE - BIRYANI)

Peas pulav /GREEN PEA PULAO/MATAR PULAO is one of the quick pulavs that I love very much. Its very easy to make and tastes amazing. This is one of the dishes I make for lunch boxes. Now that I have frozen peas all the time in freezer, I prepare this very often.

 INGREDIENTS:

2 cups - Basmati rice
4 cups - Water
1 cup - Green peas

Ingredients
1 small - Onion, chopped
1 tsp - Fresh ginger paste
1 tsp - Fresh garlic paste

1 tspn biryani masala/garam masala
Salt to taste
Ghee Or vegetable oil

Dry spices

1-Bayleaf
2 - Black cardamom
5 - Black peppercorns1-cinamom stick
3 - Cloves
1/2 tsp - Cumin / jeera seeds

Garnishing

1 tbsp -Cashew nuts
2 large - Onions, thinly sliced

Method

1.Wash rice and soak in water for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside to drain out well .

2.Heat oil in large pan, add sliced onions for garnishing into it and medium heat fry till onion turns brown and crisp. Drain off the oil and transfer to paper towel. Then in remaining oil, fry cashew nuts until golden brown. Drain and set side on the paper towel.

3 Add oil in a kadhai then add black cardamom, peppercorns, cloves, cumin to the oil and fry for a few seconds. Then add ginger, garlic paste and fry for a few seconds, then add onion and fry till onion turns lightly brown. Now add peas and drained rice and saute for 5 minutes.

4 Add water and salt to taste and bring to a boil. When the rice is half cooked stir in biryani masala /garam masala.Lower the heat to low, cover and cook till all the water is used up. Switch gas off and let the rice remain on stove with lid for 5 to 10 minutes.

5 Garnish with fried onions and cashew nut.

6 Serve with dal fry & masala papad & raita of your choice.

Tips

1 Pulav tastes better with fresh peas than frozen ones.
2 You can even add fried paneer cubes to above pulao