Matar Pulao
This simple Matar pulao is an easy side dish to go with any meat or chicken. I made it with chicken korma. In my household, we eat pulao with almost everything or just by itself.
Servings: 8
Calories: 361kcal
Equipment
- A heavy bottom stainless steel pan
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup Long grain basmati Rice See note 4
- 1/2 cup Oil
- 1 medium Yellow Onion thinly sliced
- 2 tsp Salt
- 4 cups Water
- 1 cup Peas/Matar
- 1 tsp Ginger paste I freeze my ginger paste. See note 3
Whole Spices
- 3 Bay leaves
- 5-6 whole Black pepper
- 5-6 whole Cloves
- 1 whole Black Cardamom
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Caraway seeds also known as black cumin seeds
Instructions
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes.
- Peel and thinly slice onions.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves, cloves, black peppers, and cumin seeds. Cook the whole spices for a minute.
- Now add your sliced onions and cook them until light brown. Don’t over-brown them.
- Add 1 cup of peas/matar and ginger paste.
- Add salt, stir everything and cook on medium heat for 5-6 minutes.
- Now add 4 cups of water. Cover, and cook until water comes to a boil.
- Drain all of the water from your soaked rice. Add rice to the boiling water.
- Taste test for salt and adjust. It should be a bit salty at this point.
- Mix and cook on high heat until most of the water is evaporated. Keep the pot covered during this time.
- Once most of the water is dry, sprinkle Caraway seeds and cover with a paper towel or aluminum foil, and steam for 5-10 minutes.
- Fluff your rice and enjoy
Video
Notes
Note:
- Thinly slice your onions, this will help the onions to dissolve and brown evenly.
- Once onions are slightly caramelized add peas and ginger. Overbrowning the onions will affect the color and taste.
- I make a fine ginger paste and put it into ice cube trays. Then I freeze it to use as needed.
- Use good quality long-grain basmati rice.
- I soak my rice and then start with the rest of the preparations. By the time, my steps 2-8 are complete. The rice will be soaked and ready.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 594mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg