PEAS CARROT PULAO/PULAV, PEAS CARROT PULAO RECIPE- RICE RECIPES

I am posting here after a long gap and i hope it will be regular hereafter, all are in the hands of my little prince who is just 1 month old:). Hope now you can understand the absence of posts for these many days :).

In the mean time , i missed to celebrate my blog's 2nd anniversary, which came on october 20. Ok,hope next year will do some special posts/ shares  by god's grace.

ok., now coming to today's recipe. today's recipe is a very simple rice variety. yes. it is peas carrot pulao.
 Peas carrot pulao is such a easy one pot rice recipe, at the same time, a tasty one. Generally I make peas pulao by using green peas only, but adding carrots will give vibrant colorful pulao. So added, and it doesn’t affect the real taste too.

Basmati rice is best to make this pulao. The main thing we need to take care is the fluffiness of the rice. Yes. the rice should not become mushy, and it should be fluffy. So we need to be careful in adding water. Generally I add 1:1 ½ ratio of rice and water and some brand rice will require 1 to 1 ¼ cup of water only. 

And another important tip to get fluffy rice is soaking the rice in water for around 20 to 30 minutes. This step will give long fluffy rice.

One more tip to get fluffy rice is sautéing the rice in ghee. Yes, sautéing the rice for 2 to 4 minutes in ghee will help us to avoid mushy rice.

In this recipe I have used frozen peas, so added directly. If you are using the dried green peas, soak it in water overnight and then pressure cook them till soft. Then add as mentioned in the recipe.

Please check the below links for the other pulao/briyani recipes here in my blog.

·                     Methi pulao

·                     Puthina Pulao/Mint Pulao

·                     Spring onion almonds Pulao

·                     Vegetable Masala Kichedi

·                     Soya Chunks Briyani

·                     Vegetable pulao

·                     Subz Pulao(no onion no garlic Pulao) 

OK, now let’s move on to the recipe.

PEAS CARROT PULAO

(பட்டாணி கேரட் புலாவ் )

SOAKING TIME: 20 MINS | PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINS | COOKING TIME: 20 MINS

AUTHOR: KUZHALIS SAMAIYALARAI

RECIPE TYPE: MAIN

CUISINE: NORTH INDIAN

SERVES:   2 PERSONS

INGREDIENTS:

                                    1 cup basmati rice

                                    1 ½ cup water

                                    1 medium sized onion

                                    1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste

                                    3 green chillies

                                    2 tablespoon ghee +oil

                                    3 cardamoms

                                    1 inch cinnamon piece

                                    1 or 2 bay leaf
                                     3 cloves

                                    ½ cup green peas

                                    1 medium sized carrot

PREPARATION:

Wash and soak the rice in water for minimum 20 minutes

Chop the onion and keep it ready.

Slit the green chillies and set aside.

Chop the carrots into small pieces and set aside.

METHOD:

In a heavy bottomed pan/pressure cooker add a teaspoon of ghee and let it heat. Add the soaked and drained rice. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes in low medium heat.

Remove from heat and set aside.

In the same pan add the remaining ghee +oil and then add the bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon pieces and sauté well.

Then add the chopped onion and green chillies. sauté for 2 to 3 minutes or until onion becomes translucent. Don’t let the onion to change its color.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and sauté well. Add the green peas and chopped carrots and sauté for few minutes.

Then add water and allow it to boil.

Add required salt.

Once the water starts boiling, add the sautéed rice and stir once.

Close the pan with a lid and let the rice to cook. The heat should be low medium otherwise, the rice will burn at the bottom.

Stir in between.

Once the rice got cooked soft and fluffy, switch of the heat.

Add the finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot along with any spicy gravy.

We had this with fried gopi gravy and it was perfect combination.

NOTES:

• Don’t add more water and make the rice mushy, because pulao should be fluffy, then only will tastes good.
• Sauting the rice will help us to get the grains separate.
• Soaking the rice is also important to get fluffy long grainy rice.
• Adjust the spiciness by adding /reducing the green chillies.
• For additional flavor, you can add mint leaves too.
• Don’t sauté the onion till golden brown; it will affect the whitish colour of the pulao.
• I have used the frozen green peas. You can use the dried peas too, in that case soak the peas over night, and then cook till soft, then add while sauting.

VIDEO RECIPE:

STEP BY STEP PHOTOS:

Wash and soak the rice in water for minimum 20 minutes

Chop the onion and keep it ready.

Slit the green chillies and set aside.

Chop the carrots into small pieces and set aside.

In a heavy bottomed pan/pressure cooker add a teaspoon of ghee and let it heat. Add the soaked and drained rice. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes in low medium heat.

Remove from heat and set aside.

In the same pan add the remaining ghee +oil and then add the bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon pieces and sauté well.

Then add the chopped onion and green chillies. sauté for 2 to 3 minutes or until onion becomes translucent. Don’t let the onion to change its color.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and sauté well. 

Add the green peas and chopped carrots and sauté for few minutes.

Then add water and allow it to boil.

Add required salt.

Once the water starts boiling, add the sautéed rice and stir once.

Close the pan with a lid and let the rice to cook. The heat should be low medium otherwise, the rice will burn at the bottom.

Stir in between.

Once the rice got cooked soft and fluffy, switch of the heat.

Add the finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot along with any spicy gravy.

We had this with fried gopi gravy and it was perfect combination.

Do try this recipe and please don’t forget to give your feedback in comments.

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