Peas Pulav

This is a simple pulav recipe that tastes great with a spicy side dish or Raita. This is one of those meals that can be made in a jiffy.

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice
1 onion
2 green chilies
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 cup shelled peas
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
4 bay leaves
2 cloves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods
8-10 cashews
3 tablespoon oil
Salt to Taste

Preparation

Wash and soak the Basmati rice in water for about 30 minutes and drain and keep aside.
Peel and chop the onion into thin strips.
Wash and slit the green chilies into halves.
Split the cashews into half.

Putting Together

Heat the oil in a pan if making the pulav in a rice cooker or in the pressure cooker.
Add the cumin seeds and fry till they pop and turn slightly brown.
Add the bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods and fry till the spices turn slightly brown.
Add the onions, green chilies and ginger garlic paste and fry till the onions turn golden brown.
Add the soaked and drained rice and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add the green peas and fry for another minute.
Add 3 cups of water and salt to taste and the cashews.
If cooking in a rice cooker, transfer everything into the rice cooker vessel, close and cook till done.
If cooking in a pressure cooker, close the lid when the water begins to boil and cook till done. (I usually cook until 2 whistles).