Peas Pulao

Ingredients:

Rice 1 cup soaked in water for 20mins
Peas 1 cup
Onions 1 large thinly sliced

Ginger garlic paste 1 sp

Green chillies 2

Whole garam masala (Cinnamon stick 1/4 inch, cloves 1, bay leaf 1, star anise 1, green cardamom 3, black cardamom 1)

Oil 1 sp

Ghee 1 sp

Cumin seeds 1 sp

Mint leaves fistful chopped

Fresh Coriander leaves fistful chopped

Coconut milk 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker, add cumin seeds and all the sole spices and let them cook for 1 min.

2. Now add the onions and cook till they turn light brown and then add ginger garlic paste and cook afpoe a min.

3. Then add the green chillies slit, mint leaves and coriander leaves and cook for 2 mins.

4. Now add the peas, add salt and cook for 5 mins.

5. Add the rice by draining the water, mix well and cook for 3 mins.

6. Now add coconut milk, 1.5 cup water, mix well, adjust salt if required.

7. Cook for 3 whistles and wil till all the vapor goes away.

8. Now open the pressure cooker and fluff up the rice with a fork.

9. Serve hot with any gravy curry of your choice or with raitha. We had it with Chilli Chicken.

Simple Chicken Pulao

Ingredients:

Chicken 1/2 kg

Rice 2 cups soaked for 20 mins

Onions 2 large finely sliced

Tomatoes 2 medium chopped

Coriander leaves 2 sp chopped

Mint leaves 2 sp chopped

Ginger garlic paste 1 sp

Cumin seeds 1/2 sp

Green chilli 1

Turmeric powder 1/2 sp

Oil 1.5 sp

Ghee 1.5 sp

Thick Coconut milk 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Whole spices:

Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch

Cloves 2

Star anise 1

Black Cardamom 1

Green Cardamom 3

Bay leaves 2

For Marination:

Thick yogurt 1/2 cup

Red chilli powder 1 sp

Turmeric powder 1/2 sp

Ginger garlic paste 1/2 sp

Green chillies slit 2

Coriander leaves chopped 1 sp

Mint leaves chopped 1 sp

Lemon juice 1 sp

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Marinate chicken with all the ingredients listed for marination and keep it aside and start preparing the other stuff while the chicken is marinating.

2. Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker, add cumin seeds and when they crackle, add whole spices, then add onions and fry till they turn slightly brown.

3. Now add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes.

4. Now add turmeric powder, green chillies, coriander and mint leaves and fry for a minute.

5. Then add tomatoes and cook for few minutes till they get mushy and add salt.

6. Now add the marinated chicken and cook for around 10 mins on medium flame till the chicken is almost cooked.

7. Then add the coconut milk and 2.5 cups water and bring it to boil.

8. Now add the drained rice, adjust salt if required and cook for 4 whistles or according to your rice.

9. Don't open the pressure cooker immediately. Let it settle for 10 mins.

10. Now open it, fluf it with a fork and serve hot with any raitha of your choice.