Matar-Aloo Pulao/vibsk-34

Ingredients:

	Ingredients:		Quantity:
1.	Green Peas	:	1 bowl
2.	Potatoes	:	2 medium size
3.	Carrot	:	1 small size
4.	Onion	:	2 small size
5.	Tomato	:	1 big size
6.	Green Chillies	:	2
7.	Fresh coriander Leaves	:	For garnishing
8.	Rice	:	500g
9.	Turmeric Powder	:	½ tsp
10.	Red Chilli Powder	:	1 tsp
11.	Black Cardamom	:	1
12.	Whole Black Pepper	:	7-8
13.	Cloves	:	5-6
14.	Cumin Seeds	:	¼ tsp
15.	Salt	:	To taste
16.	Clarified Ghee (Desi Ghee)	:	1 tsp
17.	Oil	:	1 tbsp

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker.
2. Add whole black pepper, black cardamom, cloves and cumin seeds.
3. When it starts cracking, add chopped onions and fry. Bring down the flame to medium.
4. Add green chillies. Fry till onions are soft.
5. Then add diced potatoes, diced carrots and green peas. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add tomatoes and mix. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
7. Add rice to pressure cooker and mix well with vegetables. Add clarified ghee and mix well.
8. Add 2 and ½ glasses of water. Mix well. Put the lid on pressure cooker and cook on high flame till 1 whistle.
9. Bring down the flame to low and cook for 5-6 minutes. Put the flame off and leave the pressure cooker till all the steam is released.
10. Pulao is ready. As vegetables settles on top, softly mix the rice with vegetables.
11. Take out in a serving bowl. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Pickles and Raita.

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Recipe Step By Step With Pics:

Step-1

1. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. Add whole black pepper, black cardamom, cloves and cumin seeds.

Step-2

2. When it starts cracking, add chopped onions and fry. Bring down the flame to medium.

Step-3

3. Add green chillies. Fry till onions are soft.

Step-4

4. Then add diced potatoes, diced carrots and green peas. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.

Step-5

5. Add tomatoes and mix. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and cook for 3 minutes.

Step-6

6. Add rice to pressure cooker and mix well with vegetables. Add clarified ghee and mix well.

Step-7

7. Add 2 and ½ glasses of water. Mix well. Put the lid on pressure cooker and cook on high flame till 1 whistle. Bring down the flame to low and cook for 5-6 minutes. Put the flame off and leave the pressure cooker till all the steam is released.

Step-8

8. Pulao is ready. As vegetables settles on top, softly mix the rice with vegetables.

Step-9

9. Take out in a serving bowl. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Pickles and Raita.