Peas pulav

We had guests for lunch today and I thought of making something different from the usual lunch.

I have harvested a bunch of onion shoots and other greens, which I used in paneer koftas, palak parathas, green peas pulav and parippu vada.

Peas pulav

Basmathi rice 1 cups

Green peas 2 cups

Onion 1

Clove 2

Bay leaves 2

Green onion shoots a few

Jeera a teaspoon

Ghee 1 teaspoon

Method

*Wash and keep aside basmathi rice for half an hour. Cook it by adding 5 to 6 cups of water till rice is cooked well and grains are not touching each other.

Drain starchy water(ganji) spread cooked rice in a tray.

*saute onion till translucent.

* pour ghee in kadai add jeera, clove and bay leaf once it splutter add onion cook till translucent, add shelled peas, cook for a while. Add salt.

*Now add basmathi rice and gently mix in. Allow the mild flavours to release. Off stove serve hot with raitha.