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Matar Pulao is an easy one-pot rice dish prepared with basmati rice, green peas, jeera and whole spices. Serve it with a simple cucumber raita for lunch, dinner or a packed meal.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Soaking time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4

Buy Dinesh Flour Mills Products Used

• Best Basmati Rice

• Jeera

• A2 Gir Cow Bilona Ghee

• Garam Masala

Ingredients

For Matar Pulao

• 1½ cups Dinesh Flour Mills Best Basmati Rice

• 1 cup fresh or frozen green peas

• 2 tablespoons ghee

• 1 teaspoon jeera

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 small cinnamon stick

• 3 cloves

• 2 green elaichi

• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced

• 1 green chilli, slit

• 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste

• ½ teaspoon garam masala

• 2¼ cups water

• Salt to taste

• Fresh coriander or mint

For Cucumber Raita

• 1½ cups fresh curd

• 1 medium cucumber, grated

• ½ teaspoon roasted jeera powder

• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

• Salt to taste

• Fresh coriander or mint

Method

1. Rinse the basmati rice and soak it for 20 minutes.

2. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker or heavy saucepan.

3. Add jeera, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and elaichi.

4. Add sliced onion and cook until lightly golden.

5. Add green chilli and ginger-garlic paste.

6. Add green peas and drained rice.

7. Mix gently for one minute.

8. Add water, salt and garam masala.

9. For a pressure cooker, cook for one whistle over medium heat.

10. For a saucepan, cover and cook over low heat until the water is absorbed.

11. Rest for 5 to 10 minutes before fluffing.

12. Whisk the curd until smooth.

13. Add grated cucumber, roasted jeera powder, black pepper and salt.

14. Garnish the pulao and serve it with cucumber raita.