PEAS PULAO...(using Pressure Cooker & Electric Rice Cooker)

Peas Pulao, is a cook and serve type receipe.  In this receipe, we add more number of spices (nearly about 11), as PEAS, is the main ingredient, to give a perfect flavour to  Pulao. This receipe is similar to Simple Veg Pulao.
                                             

using pressure cooker

using electric rice cooker

                                       

INGREDIENTS:-

Basmati Rice - 1 cup (200 gms)
Dry peas - 1/2 cup (100 gms) (Soak overnight)
Ghee / Oil - 3 tbsp or 15 ml
Onion - 1/2 cup, diced
Cashews - 10 nos.
Nutmeg powder - 1/4tsp
Water - 1 and 1/2 cup
Salt - 1 tsp (or as per taste)


Three Gs:- 
Ginger-Garlic paste - 2 tsp, Green chilly - 2, finely chopped

For Seasoning:-
11 Spices 

Cumin Seeds / Black Jeera - 1tsp
Fennel seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 10
Dagad Phool / Black Stone flower or Kalpasu - 1 no.
Cardamom Pods - 2
Bay Leaf - 2 nos
Cinnamon / Pattai - 2
Marati Moggu / Annasi Poo - 1
Cloves - 3
Javithri - 1
Poppy seeds /Cascasa - 1/2 tsp






METHOD:-

Heat a pressure cooker in medium high, and add ghee or oil. Add all the spices one by one and keep it in low flame for 2 mins or till nice aroma comes.

Add Onions and saute for 2 mins. Add, ginger -garlic paste, green chillies to it and mix well. Add the soaked peas to it.

Add water to it allow it to boil. In the mean time, wash the basmati rice and keep it ready. We are not soaking the Basmati Rice.

Add the basmati rice to the boiling water and add salt. Add Cashews and nutmeg powder. Cover with the lid. Keep it in Medium high for 4 whistles. Set aside, when it completes 4 whistles.

Open the lid, when the pressure releases completely. Gently mix.

Peas Pulav is ready....