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How to make Green peas and Mint pulao

Green peas and mint pulao is a popular and well known dish in Indian cuisines.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course, Rice
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

For making the mint paste

  • 1 cup Mint leaves chopped
  • 1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped
  • 1/2 inch Ginger chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves chopped
  • 2 Green chillies
  • little Water for grinding

For Green peas-Mint pulao

  • 200 gm Basmati Rice
  • 1/2 cup Green peas soaked overnight
  • 2 Cloves
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 2 Carrot
  • 1 Onion medium sized
  • 1 Tomato medium sized
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Jeera powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 3 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 cups Water
  • Salt as required

Notes

  1. Rinse the rice till you get clear water. Soak the rice for 10 minutes. Later drain the rice and keep aside.
  2. While the rice is getting soaked you can prepare the mint paste.
  3. Wash all the vegetables and chop it the way you like it.
  4. Put Mint leaves, Coriander leaves, Ginger, Garlic, Green chillies, and little water in a mixi jar. Make a smooth paste.
  5. Heat 3 tablespoon of oil in pressure cooker.
  6. Add the spices one by one and saute well. Add mint paste you prepared, saute well for sometime.
  7. Add chopped onion, carrot, tomato, green peas and saute well.
  8. Once the vegetables are mixed properly then drain the water and add rice to it.
  9. Mix well and 2 cups of water and salt, stir well
  10. Cover the pressure cooker with the lid. Cook until the rice grains are cooked for properly (generally 2 to 3 whistles).Once the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid and gently mix it.
  11. Serve the hot pulao with raita or with pain curd.