School lunch recipe - Peas pulao
Posted on: 02/Jan/2019 6:41:29 PM
Of the most popular North Indian lunch menu is Peas Pulao. This is in fact an integral part of most Indian households. This dish has a lot of different versions. Generally, as peas is seasonal during winter, the recipe is commonly prepared in the months of November to February. Peas also has a very strong flavor and exclusive taste which makes the dish unique.
The accompaniment
Peas pulao can be served all alone, but it goes better with a spicy masala gravy as Chicken curry or Mutton Chukka or Tandoori Paneer or Cauliflower gravy. The subtle taste of the pulao when blended with a spicy curry will be a pakka combo to serve in your kid�s lunchbox.
Also, the dish goes well with dry starters like cauliflower 65 or chicken 65 or chicken lollipop. Go with whichever is your choice.
The exclusivity
There are a lot of spices and herbs tossed into the dish and hence it forms an aromatic lunchbox recipe. Furthermore, it is a quick-cook recipe and requires not much expertise. The overall cooking time is short too.
Ingredients Required
- Basmati Rice � 1 cup
- Finely chopped onions � 1
- Ginger garlic paste � � tbsp.
- Cashew nuts � 10 No.
- Refined oil � as required
- Ghee � 2 tbsp
- Water � 2 cups
- Turmeric powder � 1 pinch
- Peas � 1 cup
- Finely chopped green chillies � 2 No.
- Cardamom � 2 No.
- Cloves � 2 No.
- Cinnamon � 1 No.
- Salt � as required
Cooking Method
- Take a pressure cooker and heat ghee.
- Once hot, get the cashew nuts fried till golden brown color. Remove it and reserve aside.
- In the same cooker, heat oil and sputter cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
- Next, add finely chopped onions, green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Saute all these together until the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes off.
- After the onion mix is well cooked, add the soaked basmati rice (make sure to soak the rice only for 20 minutes and not for too long). Give a nice mix altogether.
- Now pour 2 cups of water and give a thorough mix once again.
- To this, add green peas, salt, and turmeric powder.
- Close the pressure cooker and cook in medium flame until 2 whistles.
- Wait until the pressure gets released.
- Once pressure subsides, remove the cooker lid and toss the fried cashews.
- Serve this pulao with spicy side dish of your choice. Or a nice, fresh onion Raita will suffice as well.
