Friday, July 04, 2008

Peas Pulav

Everyone has their own way of making pulav. This is the simplest pulav one can make.

Ingredients:
Basmathi rice - 1 cup
Frozen peas - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon - 2 (1 inch sticks)
cloves - 5
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Green chillies - 1 or 2
Onions - 1/2 cup chopped
Cilantro - for garnishing
Ghee(clarified butter) - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

Rinse and soak basmathi rice in water for 15 minutes.
Heat oil + ghee in a pan. Tamper cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and jeera. When they crackle, add onions and green chillies. Fry till onions turn golden brown. Throw in peas and fry for a minute. Switch off the gas. For 1 cup of rice, add 2 cups of water, fried onions and peas, salt and cook in the rice cooker.