Green peas pulao

Green peas are in abundance now in winter. They can be added in poha,upma and also goes well with Basmati rice. I had some pea pods  left , so I decided to add them in rice to make simple green peas pulao.

Ingredients

1cup basmati rice
4cups water
1 bay leaf
3-4 pepper corns
salt to taste

Tempering
1 tsp ghee/oil
1/2 tsp shahajire
1/4 cup green peas
1 green chili( cut the ends and remove the seeds and chop into thin rings)

Method

• Wash the rice and soak in lukewarm water for 10 minutes.
• Boil the water with pepper corns,cloves,bay leaf. Reduce it to half.Strain the decoction.
• Heat ghee in a kadhai or saucepan. Add shahajire seeds and green chilies.
• As the seeds sizzle add the decoction and green peas. Add salt to taste.
• Add soaked rice. Let it boil on high flame. When water gets absorbed,lower the flame and cover the container with lid.
• Turn off the gas when done.
• Serve hot with a tsp of ghee on it and tomato saar as an accompaniment.