Green Peas Pulao | Matar Pulao with Brown Rice

Green Peas Pulao | Matar Pulao with Brown Rice

Green peas pulao, with brown rice. A hearty and earthy matar pulao made with frozen green peas and brown basmati rice. A delish meal served with curd and salad.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Brown basmati rice pilaf, How to make pulav with brown rice, Matar pulav, One-pot meal, Peas pilaf, Rice for lunch

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Servings people

Calories 301kcal

Ingredients

1 cup brown basmati rice I used Tilda brand
¾ cup frozen green peas
1 tomato
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon pav bhaji masala
¾ teaspoon garam masala
1.5 teaspoon salt or to taste
3½ cups water
2 tablespoon ghee for garnish (optional)
handful of fresh mint leaves

Tempering

2 teaspoon cold pressed groundnut oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
4 green chilies finely chopped
1 teaspoon shredded ginger

Instructions

Wash brown basmati rice 2-3 times in plain water. Soak the brown basmati rice for an hour in water. 1 cup brown basmati rice
Once the rice is well soaked for an hour, drain and keep it aside. Wash and chop the tomato fine. wash and chop the green chili and ginger. 1 tomato
In a heavy bottom pan, heat oil. When hot temper with cumin seeds, followed by green chilies and cumin seeds. 2 teaspoon cold pressed groundnut oil
After a minute, add the chopped tomatoes to this and sauté for a minute or two until they turn soft. 1 tomato
To the soft tomatoes add frozen peas to this, sauté for a minute. ¾ cup frozen green peas
To this now add turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala and garam masala along with salt to this and mix well. ½ teaspoon turmeric powder1 teaspoon pav bhaji masala
After adding all the dry masala's, let this cook well in medium flame for a minute.
Now add drained brown basmati rice to it and mix well. 1 cup brown basmati rice
Add water to this and mix well. When it starts to boil, reduce flame, cover and cook, in a medium flame, until the rice is cooked soft and fluffy. 3½ cups water
The rice takes around 20-30 minutes to cook well in a medium flame. You need patience while cooking with brown basmati rice.
When all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is almost done, add the fresh mint leaves it and cover and cook until done. handful of fresh mint leaves
When the rice is done, finally add ghee to it , fluff it well. Take it off heat, cover and keep it for 10 minutes.2 tablespoon ghee
Serve it warm with curd and crisp by the side along with some pickle.

Notes

Brown basmati rice needs to be soaked well to cook well. So never miss the step of soaking.
Brown rice, needs extra water to cook than the normal basmati rice. if you are making the same recipe with white rice, you might need only 2.5 cups of water.

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