Mushroom Peas Puloa
By: Saraswathi Ganeshan
Published: Monday, December 27, 2010 - 11:08am

Ingredients




1 cup Basmati Rice
1 Onion, medium, chopped
1/2 Tomato, small, chopped
15 Mushroom, chopped
1/2 cup Peas
1 pinch Turmeric powder
2 cups Water
to taste Salt
For Grinding:
3 Green chilies
2 teaspoons Ginger and Garlic paste
1 cup Mint and cilantro leaves, chopped
1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds
For Seasoning:
2 tablespoons Oil
1 Cardamom
1 inch Cinnamon stick
1 Bay leaf
2 teaspoons Ghee

Preparation

1 Wash & soak rice for 15 minute & drain it. 2 Grind the grinding ingredients into fine paste & keep it aside. 3 In a Pan, add 1tsp of  ghee & fry soaked rice for few seconds and keep it aside. 4 In same pan, Pour Oil & Ghee then add seasoning Ingredient. 5 After few seconds, add Onion and  Saute till it turns golden brown color. 6 Add the ground paste with turmeric powder & fry till raw smell disappear & oil leaves the mixture. 7 Then add chopped mushroom & peas with tomato & saute for 5 ~ 7 minutes. 8 Now add fried rice, 2 cups of water & salt. 9 Mix well & adjust the salt to taste. 10 When mixture starts to boil vigorously, Cover with lid & reduce the heat to low. 11 Cook for another 10 minutes & turns off the heat. 12 Mix gently & serve hot with spicy gravy or any Raita.