Peas Biryani / Matar Biryani

Green Peas Biryani is a simple and easy method of cooking lunch in one shot during busy days. An ideal lunch box recipe and just some crisps or potato fry makes it a more comfortable food for kids..

• Pre time: 05 mins
• Cooking time: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients for making Peas Biryani / MatarBiryani:

• Basmati rice 2 cups
• green peas 1 cup
• Sliced onions 1/2  cup
• Slitted green chillies 2
• Salt to taste
• Cloves and Cinnamon sticks few
• Oil and ghee 2 tb spoons each

For Grinding:

• Tomato 2
• Mint and Corinader leaves 1/2 cup
• Onion 1
• Garlic pods 6
• Ginger an inch size peice peeled
• Red chilli powder 1/2 tea spoon
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tea spoon
• Coriander seed powder 2 tea spoons.

Grind all the above items to paste and mix them in a cup of paste and keep aside.

How to make Peas Biryani / MatarBiryani?

• Wash the rice twice, drain the water and keep the rice aside.
• Heat a cooker pan with oil and ghee.
• Fry the onions till become brown.
• Put the clove and cinnamon sticks crushed and fry for a while.
• Add the green peas and stir well.
• Now add the paste, required salt  and fry till the oil separates. 
• Transform the soaked Basmati rice to the pan and mix gently.
• Pour 3 cups of water to the pan.
• Close it with the lid.
• Wait till the steam comes out forcefully.
• Put the weight and keep the flame to minimum.
• After 15 minutes switch off the stove.
• Give 5 minutes resting time.
• Now open the lid, mix gently and serve hot.

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Bhojana Recipes 6/11/2017