How to make Peas Pulao (Peas Pulav / Matar Pulao) - step by step | Pulao Recipes | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

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How to make Spicy Tomato Pulao | Thakkali Pulao | Pulao Recipes | Lunch Box Recipes

Tomato Pulao or Tomato Pulav or Tomato pilaf is a easy and tasty recipe, which can be prepared in 15min time (except the soaking time of rice). When I am in a hurry to pack the lunch for the kids, hubby and for me, I usually go for this Tomato pulao once in a week. Each time, I feel it was better than the next time and my kids too love this very much. This version is a bit spicy version. So people who does not eat spicy food, can reduce the amount for green chillies or chilli powder.

So lets see how to make the Spicy Tomato Pulao or Spicy Tamatar Pulao: 

How to make Spicy Tomato Pulao

Soaking Time: 20 min | Preparation time: 10 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Serves: 5
Recipe Category: Main Course | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients

• Basmathi Rice - 3 cups
• Water - 4 cups
• Tomato - 4 (medium sized)
• Onion - 2
• Ghee - 2 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Cloves - 6
• Star Anise - 3
• Bay leaves - 2
• Cinnamon stick - 1
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 3
• Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp (optional)
• Salt - as per taste

Method

1. Soak the rice for 30 min. Meanwhile, start doing the preparations steps.
2. Grind 4 tomatoes in a food processor and make a tomato sauce and keep aside.

3. In a pressure cooker, add oil and when it is hot add cloves, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon stick and fry for a min. Add onion and fry again till it becomes tender. Add salt at this stage.
4. Add the ginger garlic paste and coriander leaves and saute well. Add the tomato sauce/paste now. Also add chopped tomato (the 4th one - into small pieces) and saute well.
5. When the raw smell goes off from tomato and ginger garlic, add the chilli powder, and turmeric powder. Add the water and allow to boil. Add the rice when the water starts boiling. Check for the seasoning. Give a stir and close the pressure cooker lid and add weight. Keep the flame low.
6. After 10 min, switch off the stove. When the pressure decreases, remove the weight from the lid and add ghee to the pulao and give a stir without breaking the rice.
7. Serve hot with mild side dish (as the pulao is spicy) like Raita and vadam. It had had with Mango Lassi. 

A final look on the yummy Thakkali pulao

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Notes: 
1. If you want mild spiciness, reduce the chilli powder amout or green chillies.
2. Normally Basmati rice and water would be added in the ratio of 1:1.5, but here I reduced the quantity event less, as we grind the tomato into puree and add it.
3. After adding the ghee, give a stir and again close it for a 5 min time, So that the hot steam inside the cooker, makes it to cook finely.

Peas Pulav ( Peas Pulao / Matar Pulao ) - Step by step | Pulao Recipes | Easy Lunch Box Recipes

Peas Pulao / Matar pulao / Pattani Sadham is always a easy to do one pot meal. It is so easy to do, that, you can complete the whole process in 20 min, excluding the soaking time of rice. This is a great dish for any party or picnic. Peas Pulao is one such recipe, in which you can never go wrong in the process of preparing. Lets see how to make the easy peas pulao.

How to make Peas Pulao Recipe

Ingredients

• Basmathi rice - 2 cups
• Green Peas - 1 cup
• Onion - 1 (chopped nicely)
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cloves - 4
• Cinnamon stick - 1 
• Cardomom - 3
• Bay leaf - 1
• Mint leaves - 1/4 cup (optional) 
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (optional)
• Water - 3 cups
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Cashews - few (optional)
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method
1. Soak rice for 20 mts. While the rice is soaking, you can start following the below steps.

2. Wash and keep the peas ready.

3. In a Pressure cooker, add ghee and all the spices mentioned above. 

4. Add the onion and ginger garlic paste and fry till golden brown. Add in the green chillies too.

5. Add coriander leaves and salt and saute well. (At this stage you can add the mint leaves too).

6. Add in the peas and fry for a min. 

7. Now add the rice.

8. Add the ghee now and fry the rice for 2 to 3 min. 

9. Add the water and bring to boil.

10. Close the lid and simmer for 10 mts.

11. After 10 min, switch off the stove and when the pressure goes off, remove the weight and mix the pulao gently taking care not to break the rice.

12. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot .

Notes:

1. You can add mint + coriander leaves. I did not include, as it is not available that time. 

2. If you like, you can add the ghee fried cashews and mix with the pulao. It gives rich taste. 

Below is my old picture... 

You can check other Pulao Recipes below

Baby corn pulao

Capsicum Pulao

Jeera Pulao

Tomato Pulao