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Matar pulao recipe - Tasty peas pulao - Pressure cook matar pulao

This simple and easy one pot dish is prepared with peas and rice. Rice and peas saute in whole spice and herbs and later cooked in pressure cooker. Matar pulao taste delicious and full of flavour. It is commonly served with vegetable raita or dal tadka.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 People

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Clarified butter/Ghee
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  • 1 Star anise
  • 10 Peppercorn
  • 5 Cloves
  • 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
  • 6 Cashews
  • 1 Cup Basmati rice
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp Sugar
  • 1/3 Tsp Garam masala
  • 3/4 Cup Green peas
  • 1.25 Cup Water

Instructions

  • Rinse basmati rice till the water runs clear of starch and soak in enough water for 30 minutes.
  • Heat a pressure cooker on low-medium heat add clarified butter or oil.
  • Add whole spices bay leaf, cinnamon and star anise sauté till the oil become fragrant.
  • Add black peppercorns, cloves and cumin seeds stir on low-medium heat. 
  • Add cashews and stir until cashew turn golden brown.
  • Drain all the water from basmati rice. Transfer rice to the pressure cooker.
  • Saute for 1-2 minutes on medium heat so that rice gets well coated with oil.
  • Add salt, sugar and garam masala mix all well.
  • Add green peas again give it a mix and add water, bring it to boil.
  • Close the lid and pressure cook rice on medium heat for 2 whistle. 
  • Remove pressure cooke from heat, let it cool down. Fluff rice with the fork.
  • Matar pulav is ready, serve hot with any daal, raita or Indian curry.

Notes

You can accompanied delicious matar pulao with dal tadka, curd or vegetable raita.
Garnish pulao with mint-coriander leaves.
You can also sprinkle some fried onion on the pulao.
Quantity of water varies according to the quality of rice, you can check required water content on the back side of rice packaging.
You can also prepare this recipe on heavy bottom pan, just add little more water if using pan instead of pressure cooker.