Matar pulao in pressure cooker

Preparation time for matar pulao – 30 minutes
Serving-3

Ingredients for matar pulao:

• Rice-1 glass(200 gm)
• Water-1.25 glass(1 and 1/4 glass)
• Green peas(fresh/frozen)-100 gm
• Bay leaves(tejpatta)-2
• Cinnamon(dalchini)-2 inch
• Green cardamom(crushed)-2
• Black cardamom(crushed)-1
• Mace(javitri)-1/2
• Cashew-12 to 15
• Ghee or oil-3 to 4 tbsp
• Salt-1/3 tsp

Method:

• Wash the rice and soak it in water for 10-15 minutes.
• Heat a pressure cooker pan, add ghee and let it heat.
• Once the ghee is heated, add cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom, mace, bay leaves and cashew nuts.
• Fry it for few seconds on medium flame, keep stirring while frying.
• Add green peas, mix it and fry it for a minute on medium flame.
• Put soaked rice and fry the rice for 1/2 minute on medium flame, keep stirring while frying.
• Add 1.25 glass of water and 1/3 tsp of salt, mix it well.
• Allow it to come to boil, it takes approximately 1-2 minute on high flame.
• As soon as it starts boiling, close the lid of pressure cooker properly and cook it for two whistles on high flame.
• After two whistles, turn off the flame and let the cooker cool down completely(do not open in between).
• Once the cooker cools down completely, gently open the lid and stir it.
• Matar Pulao is ready, take it out in a serving bowl and serve hot with your favourite curry.

Note:

• If you are using fresh peas then fry it for 2 minutes or till the peas becomes little soft.
• Use 1.25 glass of water for 1 glass of rice.