Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Matar Pulao Recipe | Green Peas Pulao - Tips & Tricks is a vegetarian Indian rice made with oil, cloves, and bay leaf in about 45 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: rice
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 6 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 javetri
  • 4 pods cardamom
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • 5 chilli (slit)
  • 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • ½ onion (sliced)
  • 1½ cup peas
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp ghee

Method

  1. Firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and saute spice till they turn aromatic.
  2. Also, saute 2 tbsp cashew till they turn golden brown.
  3. Further, add 5 chilies, 2 cloves garlic,1 inch ginger, ½ onions and saute until the onion softens.
  4. Now add 1½ cup peas, 1 tsp salt and stir fry.
  5. Pour in 2 cup water and get to a boil.
  6. Once the water comes to a boil, add 1 cup basmati rice, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1 tsp ghee. Lemon juice helps to cook the rice uniformly.
  7. give a good stir. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes once the water comes to a boil.
  8. Fluff the rice gently making sure the rice grains are not broken.
  9. Finally, enjoy Matar Pulao Recipe with sabzi or raita.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.