Beet and Pea Pulao
Beetroot and Green Pea Pulao- a healthy ,delicious and colourful beetroot and green pea pulao
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1.25 cup Rice
- 1 cup Green Peas / Hari Matar
- 1 cup Beetroot / Chukandar (chopped)
- 4 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
- 1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak (chopped)
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1 Tomatoes / Tamatar (chopped)
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 1/3 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- to taste salt
- 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 2 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 4 Cloves / Lavang
- 4 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
- 8 Peppercorns / Sabut Kali Mirch
- 2 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta
- 1/2 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
- 1/4 cup Cashew Nuts / Kaju
Instructions
- 1
Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
- 2
Peel beetroot and chop into small cubes.
- 3
Heat ghee and oil in a heavy bottom pan and add cumin seeds ,when it start to crackle then add the other tempering ingredients. saute for few seconds.
- 4
Now add chopped green chilies ,ginger and tomato and stir fry for few seconds and then add green peas and soaked rice.
- 5
Stir gently for 30 seconds and then add chopped beetroot and all the spices.
- 6
Add 2 cups of water and let it come to a rolling boil.
- 7
Now add lemon juice and mix. Cover with a lid and cook on low heat till done.
- 8
Switch off the flame when rice is done.
- 9
After 5 minutes fluff gently with a fork.
- 10
Serve hot with raita ,curd ,pickle and salad.