Green-peas pulao

Method

1. Add cooking oil (of your choice) to hot pan and keep on medium flame.

2. Once the oil is heated, add cumin seeds and 1 tsp whole black peppers and sauté.

3. Then add grated small piece of ginger, peeled chopped potato cubes, long chopped hot green chillies and 1/2 cup of green peas to the hot oil pan and let it cook until potato gets softer.

4. Add set quantity of spices (1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp cumin-coriander powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala (or biryani masala), 1/4 tsp red chilli powder) one by one and mix well.

5. Now add 1 cup of washed basmati rice (long grain fragrant rice) and mix well.

6. Add 2 cups of hot boiling water (or slightly more than twice to the dry rice quantity).

7. Add salt to adjust the taste.

8. Let it cook for 10 mins on medium flame with lid on. Check if more water is needed do not add excess water at first to avoid breaking of rice grains.) Then again let it cook for 10 more mins on low flame with lid on (ideally faster in pressure cooker).

9. The ‘green-peas pulao’ can be served with tomato soup for dinner.