Matar Pulao Recipe | Peas Pulao Recipe

Peas Pulao Recipe / Matar Pulao Recipe with step by step pics and a short Youtube video. If you like my video, please share it and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel. The quickest, most aromatic, one-pot meal and an easy lunch box recipe too. Last week, I bought 5 kgs of fresh peas, shelled out all the peas with my kids’ help within 2 days and they really enjoyed the job very much. Then reserved little peas to make this pulao and made Homemade Frozen Peas (do click the link for the recipe) with the remaining peas, so hereafter, no worries I can make Matar Paneer, Green Peas Curry, Veg Biryani etc for the whole year. Ok, friends let’s learn how to make this easy pulao…..

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Matar Pulao Recipe | Peas Pulao Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Peas Pulao Recipe / Matar Pulao Recipe made with frozen peas is the quickest, most aromatic, one-pot meal and an easy lunch box recipe too.

Course: Lunch, Main Course, Rice Varieties

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: Matar Pulao Recipe, Peas Pulao Recipe

Servings: 3 People

Calories: 531 kcal

Author: Priya Santhamohan

Ingredients

1 Cup = 250 ML, 1 tsp = 5 ML

• 1 Cup Basmati Rice
• ¾ Cup Fresh Peas
• 1 Onion
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 Tomato
• 3 to 4 Green Chilli
• 4 Cups Water
• Salt As Required
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice
• Coriander Leaves For Garnish

To Temper

• 3 tbsp Oil / Ghee Link for Homemade Ghee
• 1 tsp Jeera
• 2 Cinnamon
• 4 Cloves
• 4 Cardamom
• 2 Bay Leaf
• 2 Star Anise
• Few Black Stone Mass

Instructions

1. First, rinse the rice well and soak in water for 30 minutes. Slice the onion, tomato and slit the green chilli's. Then, measure and keep all the ingredients ready.

2. Heat ghee in heavy-bottomed pan or pressure cooker, then season with the ingredients listed in the table 'To Temper'. Once nice smell wafts, add the onions.

3. Saute the onion till it turns translucent. Then add the green chilli's and saute again.
4. Now add the tomato and saute till mushy. Then add the green peas and cook for a minute till the raw smell leaves.
5. Pour water and then add the required salt.
6. Once the water starts to roll boil, add the rice. Mix everything well, simmer the flame and cook covered for about 7 to 8 minutes. You can also pressure cook the rice for 2 whistles. Just give a gentle mix in the middle, so it doesn’t get burnt at the bottom.

7. Just mash a rice grain between your fingers to ensure it is properly cooked. After 5 minutes, squeeze lemon juice over the rice and gently fluff it up with a fork.

   Serve this Matar pulao recipe with Dal Tadka.

Recipe Notes

Tips for Matar Pulao Recipe

1. Fresh peas can be replaced with frozen peas too to prepare this Matar Pulao Recipe.
2. Instead of basmati rice, Jeeraga Samba or regular Sona Masoori rice can also be used. If using basmati rice, use aged rice with long grains which lends a nice aroma and look too.
3. Soaking the rice is very important, as it helps to get soft and separate rice grains.
4. Adjust green chilli as per spice level required for this Peas Pulao Recipe.
5. For a variation, even paneer or potato can be added to turn this recipe into Paneer Peas Pulao or Aloo Peas Pulao.
6. For a different taste and flavour, 1.5 tsp of biryani masala or garam masala powder can be added
7. Even few mint leaves or ghee fried cashews can be added, which lends a nice aroma.
8. Lemon juice can be squeezed, while cooking the rice itself. This method helps to get a separate, fluffy and whiter rice grains.
9. Ghee fried onions can be sprinkled at last which gives a restaurant touch to the pulao.

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Method for Peas Pulao Recipe

1. First, rinse the rice well and soak in water for 30 minutes. Slice the onion, tomato and slit the green chilli’s. Then, measure and keep all the ingredients ready.  

2. Heat ghee in heavy-bottomed pan or pressure cooker, then season with the ingredients listed in the table ‘To Temper‘. Once nice smell wafts, add the onions.

3. Saute the onion till it turns translucent. Then add the green chilli’s and saute again.

4. Now add the tomato and saute till mushy. Then add the green peas and cook for a minute till the raw smell leaves.

5. Pour water and then add the required salt.

6. Once the water starts to roll boil, add the rice. Mix everything well, simmer the flame and cook covered for about 7 to 8 minutes. You can also pressure cook the rice for 2 whistles. Just give a gentle mix in the middle, so it doesn’t get burnt at the bottom.

7. Just mash a rice grain between your fingers to ensure it is properly cooked. After 5 minutes, squeeze lemon juice over the rice and gently fluff it up with a fork.

Serve this Matar pulao recipe with Dal Tadka.

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