Peas Pulav Recipe/Simple & Quick Peas Pulav /Matar Pulav Recipe/பச்சை பட்டாணி புலாவ்/How to make Peas Pulav with Video in English and Tamil/Quick Lunch Box Recipe

Peas pulav is a simple one pot meal hassle free and can be made very quickly. It is perfect for get together’s when you have lot of other dishes to make and is also best for packing as lunch. I have used coconut milk to make this peas pulav because my kids love it like that and it also gives extra flavor but you can as well replace it with just water. Check out other interesting Vegeterian Pulavs/Biryanis/Rice Varieties here.  

Here’s how to make peas pulav with step by step photos and Video…

Ingredients

Basmathi Rice	2 cups
Onion	2 big thinly sliced
Green Chillies	10-12 slit and cut
Ginger & Garlic Paste	2 tbsp
Green Peas	1 big bowl/1.5-2 cups
Coconut	1 small
Salt	As needed
Cilantro/Coriander	One handful finely chopped

 For tempering

Oil+ Ghee	3 tbsp
Cinnamon Sticks	2-3 sticks
Cloves/Kirambu	5-6
Cardamom/Elachi	2
Mace	One small piece
Bay Leaf	2
Cumin Seeds/Jeeragam	2 tsp

 For Garnishing

Oil/Ghee	2 tsp
Cashew nuts	10-12 chopped

Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes                Recipe Category: Main Course

Cooking Time: 30 minutes                             Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Author: Priya Anandakumar

Here’s a short video on how to make Peas Pulav in English & Tamil

Also check out other interesting Biryani/Pulav Varieties here

Preparation

Wash the Basmati Rice 3-4 times and drain the water. Add fresh water and soak the Basmati Rice for about 30 minutes.

Add the coconut pieces to the mixer and grind it. Add enough water and extract the coconut milk and keep it aside. Measure the coconut milk, if needed add more water, totally you will need 3 cups of it.

Other Pulav Varieties that might be of your interest

Plain Pulav/Coconut Milk Pulav

Tomato Pulav

Vegetable Pulav

Beetroot Pulav

Vegetable Biryani -1

Vegetable Biryani -2

Chickpea Biryani/Kondakadalai Biryani

Spinach & Chickpea Biryani

Mint/Pudina Biryani

Paneer Biryani

Green Peas Biryani

Cilantro/Kothamalli Biryani

Method

Heat 3 tbsp of oil+ghee to a pressure cooker or heavy bottomed vessel.

Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom, mace, bay leaves, cumin seeds and wait until nice aroma fills the room.

Now add the sliced onions, green chillies, little salt and mix really well.

Saute the onions really well until they turn to light golden color.

Add 2 tbsp of ginger & garlic paste and saute well until the raw smell vanishes.

Add the green peas and saute really well for about a minute.

Now add a handful of cilantro/mint and saute until it shrinks.

 

At this stage add 3 cups of coconut milk +water to the pressure cooker and let it come to rolling boil.

Add the washed and soaked basmati rice and give a gentle stir. Let it come to rolling boil.

Cover and cook for about 12-15 minutes on medium flame without whistle. After 12 minutes, open the lid and check if the rice is cooked or keep it for some more time or until done.  Note: After 6-8 minutes, you can keep the cooker on top of an old tawa and cook the rice covered with a lid. If you are using pressure cooker, then cook for one whistle.

When the rice is done, open the lid and give a gentle stir.

Heat about 2 tsp of oil in a kadai, add 10 broken cashew nuts, fry to golden brown color and switch off the stove.

Transfer the fried cashew nuts to the Peas Pulav.

Yummy, delicious and tempting Peas Pulav is ready to be enjoyed. Serve it hot with MixedVegetable Kurma, Egg Masala and Hyderabadi Chicken 65.

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