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Green Peas Pulao Recipe | How to make Matar Pulao

Green Peas Pulao is an aromatic Indian rice with peas dish. This spicy rice & green peas recipe needs a few ingredients. Make this vegan rice recipe under 30 minutes and serve as a great side. 
Course Main Course, rice, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 249.8kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Ingredients to make ground paste

  • cup coconut shreds, grated, fresh or desiccated
  • 1 onion roughly chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • 1 inch ginger or 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 1 jalapeno roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoon cashews
  • 1-2 tablespoon water for grinding

Ingredients to make the Green Peas Pulao

Instructions

To make ground paste

  • Dry roast coconut, onions along with ginger, garlic, jalapeno and cashews till they begin to get slightly charred. Take it off the flame and allow it cool. Then grind it into a smooth paste by adding little water.

To make the Green Peas Pulao

  • Soak Basmati rice for 30 minutes, strain and then cook it in water. I prefer to cook rice either in my Instant Pot or Rice Cooker. If using leftover rice, just warm it in the microwave and spread it out on a plate.
  • Heat oil in a pan and once its hot, temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once they begin to crackle (in about 10 seconds), add chopped cilantro and chopped onions. Saute till the onions turn translucent.
  • Immediately add the ground paste to the pan. Fry this for a minute or two.
  • Then add green peas and continue to cook till for another 3-4 minutes.
  • Add the spice mixes like Homemade Turmeric Powder, Cumin Powder and Garam Masala. Fry this for another minute or till the masala is cooked.
  • Finally add the cooked rice and give it a good toss so that all the masala coats the rice well. Garnish with some chopped cilantro and serve.

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Notes

If you are following a Jain lifestyle or simply don't like the flavor, you can make a simple green peas pulao without onion and garlic. It will still taste good. Fresh peas taste the best in this recipe, but of course frozen peas or canned pigeon peas can be used. Cook rice in vegetable stock to give it more flavor.
Paneer, tomato, potatoes/aloo, eggplants, carrot, zucchini, spinach/palak, soya nuggets, mushrooms, sweetcorn or baby corn can be added to this vegetarian pulao to make it more wholesome. You can also add some fried onions, cashews/kaju, or peanuts if you want to give this vegan peas pilaf a crunch. Add some mint to give this simple pulao an aromatic flavor. To make it protein rich, add cubes of paneer, tofu, chickpeas, or soya chunks.

Nutrition

Calories: 249.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 38.74g | Protein: 6.83g | Fat: 7.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.15g | Sodium: 32.91mg | Potassium: 304.69mg | Fiber: 4.78g | Sugar: 5.46g | Vitamin A: 475.7IU | Vitamin C: 24.58mg | Calcium: 48.43mg | Iron: 2.33mg