INGREDIENTS
3 cups of basmati rice(soaked in water for at least 3 hours)
1 medium size onion
1 cup peas
2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
2 chopped green chilies
3 tbsp vegetable oil
5 ½ cup of water
Spices for peas
Red chili powder ½ tsp
Red chili flakes ½ tsp
Grounded black pepper ½ tsp
Coriander powder ½ tsp
Salt ½ tsp
Garam masala ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Spices for rice
1/2 tsp of salt for each cup of rice,it means for this recipe 1 1/2 tsp of salt
Garam masala ½ tsp
PROCEDURE
Take a big pot having airtight lid and a spoon. Fill the pot with vegetable oil. Heat the oil on high flame of the stove. Add onions in it and cook them for 4 to 5 minutes or until they become golden in colour. Add ginger-garlic paste along with green chilies,keep stirring and cook them until they are fully cooked. After that add peas and all the spices for peas. Mix them well.cook peas for 2 to 3 minutes.and keep stirring.
Now add all the water in the pan and add spices for rice. wait until it comes to a light boil. when a water starts boiling, start adding rice. After that mix them with gentle hand and cover it for 2 minutes. Keep on checking the rice so that nothing can stick to the bottom. When almost no water left behind, turn the heat to low, as low as possible. a very light flame is required for this purpose. Now cover the pan with airtight lid for about half an hour. After 30 minutes remove the lid and serve.
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