Green Peas Pulao

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup

Green peas - 1/2 cup

Onion (large) - 1

Green chillies - 2

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon - 1/4 inch

Anise - small piece

Bay leaf - one

Ginger - half inch

Garlic pod - one

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tbsp

Coriander powder - 1/4tbsp

Turmeric - pinch

Salt - as per taste

Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Water - 2 cups

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Ingredients:

1. Wash, clean, chop onion length wise and set aside.
2. Grind ginger, garlic, green chillies, cinnamon, anise, cloves together to form a fine paste.
3. Take a pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds, bay leaf and fry them.
4. Add finely chopped onions, turmeric and saute for 1 min (do not wait until they turn tender).
5. Add prepared masala paste and fry it until the raw smell is disappeared.
6. Add red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala and mix well (sprinkle some water if required).
7. Drop all the green peas in to pan and fry them in the prepared gravy for one minute.
8. Now transfer the contents in to electric cooker, add washed rice, ghee (makes rice non-sticky), required water and adjust the salt (Cooking in electric cooker retains the exact texture of rice).
9. Once the rice is cooked, mix well with fork (so that the rice will not be crumbled) and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with raita.