Peas Pilaf is a mildly flavoured Indian rice dish. It's a combination of Whole Spices along with Green Peas and Basmati Rice. It can be served with any gravy based vegetable like Palak Paneer, Paneer Butter Masala. It can also be served with Raita...
Serves:
2
Preparation Time:
10-minutes.
Cooking Time:
15-minutes
Ingredients:
Ghee - 2tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cloves - 2
Green Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon stick - 1 inch piece
Peppercorns - 2
Bay leaf - 1
Ginger grated - 1 tsp
Onions chopped - 1 cup
Basmati rice - ¾ cup
Peas - ½ cup
Salt to taste
Fried cashews and fried onions for garnishing
Method:
• Heat Ghee in a pan; add Cumin Seeds, Cloves, Green Cardamom, Cinnamon Stick, Peppercorns and Bay leaf and fry on a low flame.
• Next add grated Ginger and chopped Onions and further sauté for some time. Then add raw Rice and fry for a while on low flame.
• Add fresh Peas, Salt and mix well. Transfer this whole mixture into the cooker and add 1¼ cups of water and let it cook.
• Alternatively, add 1½ cups of boiling water to the above rice mixture, cover and cook on low flame until done.
Garnish with fried cashews and onions. Peas pilaf is ready to be served.
