Peas Pulao

Ingredients

• • Basmati rice - 1 cup
• • Peas (fresh) - 1 cup
• • Onions (small) - 1 ½ cups
• • Coconut extract - 1 cup
• • Water - 1 cup
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Ghee - 1 tablespoon
• • Cloves - 3
• • Cardamoms - 3
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• • Bay leaf - 1
• • Salt - as required

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Onions (small) - 10
• • Garlic flakes - 6
• • Green chillies - 8
• • Ginger - 1 inch piece
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 2 ½ tablespoons

Method

• 1. Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.
• 2. Drain water and fry lightly with half a Teaspoon of ghee.
• 3. Peel onions.
• 4. Cook peas till tender.
• 5. Heat oil in pressure cooker, fry the masala spices and then peeled onions.
• 6. Fry for a minute and add cooked peas.
• 7. Gently mix ground masala paste and fry in a medium flame,till good smell comes.
• 8. Pour coconut extract, water and required salt.
• 9. When in starts boiling add rice.
• 10. Mix well and close the lid.
• 11. Reduce flame and pressure cook for 10 minutes.
• 12. Serve hot.