Peas Pulao

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:
cup Shelled peas - 2
Big Onion - 2
Mint leaves - 2 handfuls
Coriander leaves - 2 handfuls
teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1
teaspoon Ginger garlic paste - 1
Cloves - 6
teaspoon Garam masala powder - 1
Oil - 1 ladle
tablespoon Butter - 1
Salt - as per taste
cup Water - 4

Preparation

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METHOD:
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Wash well and soak basmati rice in water for half-an-hour.
3
Grind together onions, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, and cumin seeds to a paste.
4
In a pressure pan, heat oil and butter. Add cinnamon sticks, cardamom and cloves. Then add the ground paste and fry till oil leaves the sides. Now add the water, salt and garam masala powder. When water boils, strain the rice thoroughly and add to the water. Mix well. Cover it and cook for 3 whistles. When the pressure is released, take out the rice and mix well carefully without breaking the grains. Transfer it to a bowl or hot-pack and serve hot with roasted masala-papads or any raitha of your choice.

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About

This is the easiest of all pulaos, a quick filling meal, very colourful and children love it.

Yield:

4

Added:

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:06pm

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