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peas pulao in a white bowl placed on a granite along with a bowl of gravy, raita, sliced onion and 2 spoons.
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5 from 15 votes

Peas Pulao

Peas Pulao (Matar Pulao/Green Peas Pulao) - a delicious and aromatic rice dish flavoured with peas and spices. This is the classic way to serve rice with raita or with most of the main course.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: rice
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 90kcal
Author: Geetha

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot
  • 1 Spoon
  • 1 Bowl

Ingredients

1 Cup =250ml ; 1 Tablespoon =15ml ; 1 Teaspoon =5ml

  • 1 Tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Ghee
  • 1 Teaspoon Cumin
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 3 Cloves
  • small piece Cassia
  • 2 Green Cardamom
  • 1 Stone Flower
  • 1 blade Mace
  • 1 Black Cardamom
  • 1 Star Anise
  • 1 inch Ginger sliced
  • 4 Green Chillies slit
  • 1.5 cups (or) 242 gms Frozen Green Peas/Garden Peas thawed (soak in hot water for 10 minutes before using in the recipe)
  • Salt as required
  • 2.5 cups (or) 632 gms Basmati Rice
  • 3 cups (or) 750 ml Water
  • Coriander leaves handful, chopped

Instructions

  • Plugin Instant pot and press Saute button.
  • Put oil and ghee, once hot add bay leaf, cassia, cloves, black and green cardamom, mace, star anise, cumin, and saute for few seconds until aromatic.
    1 Tablespoon Oil, 1 Tablespoon Ghee, 1 Teaspoon Cumin, 1 Bay leaf, 3 Cloves, small piece Cassia, 2 Green Cardamom, 1 Stone Flower, 1 blade Mace, 1 Black Cardamom, 1 Star Anise
  • Add green chillies, ginger and saute for a minute.
    4 Green Chillies, 1 inch Ginger
  • Now add peas, salt and mix well. Press CANCEL button and deglaze the pot.
    1.5 cups (or) 242 gms Frozen Green Peas/Garden Peas, Salt
  • Add rice, water, coriander and mix well.
    2.5 cups (or) 632 gms Basmati Rice, 3 cups (or) 750 ml Water, Coriander leaves
  • Close the pot with lid, turn the knob to SEALING position.
  • Press Pressure cook button and adjust timer to 5 minutes at high pressure.
  • Once timer goes off, let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then turn knob to VENT position.
  • Once the pin located next to knob goes down, take the lid off the pot and fluff the rice.
  • Serve delicious peas pulao with any side dish of your choice.

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Notes

Adjust spices to your taste preference.
The whole spices are used to impart a lovely flavour and aroma to the rice. However, they have a very strong and intense flavour. So I would suggest to remove them before serving to prevent unpleasant after taste!
Basmati rice is mostly preferred for pulao, but long grain rice tastes equally good. So, use whatever rice you have in your pantry.
You can use fresh peas instead of frozen.
 
   
 

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 14IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg