Shyla's Special

	Sign In Sign-Up

Pure Vegetarian Site

Green Peas Pulao and Raita

Ingredients

For Green Peas Pulao

1 cup Green peas
1 medium sized onion finely chopped
2 cups basmati rice
1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
2 small green chillies finely chopped
A handful raisins
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp khuskhus
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Few pieces of Dalchini

For Raita

1 medium sized onion
1 medium sized tomato
2 small green chillies
1 small cucumber
Few leaves of coriander
2-3 cups of Curd/yogurt
Salt to taste
1 tsp sugar

Cooking Method

For Green Peas Pulao

1. Wash the rice and drain the water. Set it aside for at least 15 mins.
2. In a pan, heat the oil. Add the cumin seeds, khuskhus and dalchini.
3. Add onion and allow to fry till the onions become pink.
4. Add the peas and chillies and again allow to fry on a medium heat.
5. Add the washed rice and stir fry for 2 mins.
6. Add the tomatoes and stir fry for a minute.
7. Add salt and turmeric powder and stir fry for 2 mins.
8. Add 4 cups of water and allow the rice to cook.

For Raita

1. Beat the curd well to form a soft texture.
2. Chop the onion, tomato,cucumber and chillies finely and add them to the curd. 3. Add salt and sugar and mix well.
4.Finely cut the cilantro leaves.
5. Garnish the raita with the above cilantro leaves.

Serve Pulao / Raita with papad