Matar Pulao Recipe | Green Peas Pulao – Tips & Tricks

Matar Pulao Recipe | Peas Pulao Recipe | Green Peas Pulao with detailed photo and video recipe. A simple veg pulao recipe prepared with just green peas and dry spices. An ideal lunch box recipe which can be prepared in jiffy. However, it is not restricted to it and can also be an ideal meal for dinner and even breakfast.

Matar Pulao Recipe | Peas Pulao Recipe | Green Peas Pulao with step-by-step photo and video recipe. A white pulao recipe prepared with only matar or peas and whole spices. Typically, some prefer to cook matar pulao with a puree of pudina and coriander. However, I like to keep matar pulao simple and do not mix it with pudina pulao or coriander pulao.

Honestly, I love all pulao recipes, because they are usually one pot meal for your daily lunch and dinner. In other words, I do not have to cook any side dish like rasam and sambar for rice or curries for chapati. Just dump the vegetables, rice and spices in the cooker and amazing pulao recipes are cooked in no time. I specifically love peas pulao because it takes one step even further as it cuts down the vegetable chopping requirement. I personally, like it to have as it is with raita, but unfortunately my husband always demands dal recipes as accompaniment for matar pulao.

Furthermore, I would like to share a few variations of the recipe posted below with this post of matar pulao. Firstly, in this post, I have cooked rice and all the masala in one pot. You can cook it separately in a pressure cooker, then you can cook rice and peas separately. Toast the whole spices cook the peas in a pan and mix the rice once the green peas are cooked. Secondly, I have used frozen peas for this matar pulao recipe. However, fresh peas are ideal and can be used but soak them for a minimum of 1-2 hours before use. Lastly, add diced potatoes with peas to make potato peas pulao. You may add any other vegetables to make it a mixed vegetable peas pulao.

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How to Make Matar Pulao with Step-by-step photos

1. Firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and saute spice till they turn aromatic.
   
2. Also, saute 2 tbsp cashew till they turn golden brown.
   
3. Further, add 5 chilies, 2 cloves garlic,1 inch ginger, ½ onions, and saute until the onion softens.
   
4. Now add 1½ cup peas, 1 tsp salt and stir fry.
   
5. Pour in 2 cup water and get to a boil.
   
6. Once the water comes to a boil, add 1 cup basmati rice, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1 tsp ghee. Lemon juice helps to cook the rice uniformly.
   
7. Give a good stir. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes once the water comes to a boil.
   
8. Fluff the rice gently making sure the rice grains are not broken.
   
9. Finally, enjoy Matar Pulao Recipe with sabzi or raita.
   

Notes

• Firstly, use basmati rice for more rich flavors. However, you can also prepare it with sona masuri rice.
• Additionally, add vegetables of your choice to make it more nutritious.
• Furthermore, pulao taste great when kept very simple and prepared with more spices and ghee.
• Finally, Matar Pulao or Peas Pulao tastes great when served hot and non-sticky.