PEAS PULAO

This pulao is mainly prepared using either basmati or jasmine rice. But I tried it with seeraga samba rice,an indigenous,aromatic rice cultivated in South India.

INGREDIENTS

SEERAGA SAMBA RICE- 2 CUPS

WATER-  4 CUPS

FRESH GREEN PEAS- 1 CUP

ONIONS- 2 NOS

GEEN CHILLIES- 3 NOS

GINGER GARLIC PASTE-  1 TSP

 

MINT LEAVES- 1/2 CUP

SALT TO TASTE

OIL-  5 TSP

GHEE- 5 TSP

 

CUMIN SEEDS- 1 TSP

STAR ANISE- 1

CINNAMON- 2 NOS

CLOVES- 3 NOS

BAY LEAF- 1 NO

 

CARDAMOM- 3 NOS 

 

METHOD

Wash and soak the rice in four cups of water for 45 minutes.

Heat a pressure cooker  and add oil,ghee,bay leaf,cloves,star anise,cardamom and cinnamon.

Add chopped onion,slit green chillies and saute till it turns translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.

Now add in the mint leaves,green peas and saute for few minutes.

 

Transfer the soaked rice to the pressure cooker. Add salt and close the lid and cook for two whistles.