Peas Pulav (Pattani Sadham)

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice - 1 cup
• Green peas - 1/2 cup
• Cut Onion - 1 cup
• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
• Cloves - 5
• Cardamom - 3
• Bay Leaves - 1
• Aniseed (Star) - 1
• Mint Leaves - 1/3 cup
• Cilantro (coriander leaves) - 1/4 cup
• Medium size Green Chillies - 6
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 tspn
• Oil - 5 tspn
• Garam Masala - a pinch
• Salt - 1/2 tspn
• Cashews (optional) 2 tspn
• Ghee (optional) - 2 tpsn

Procedure:

• Soak rice for 30 minutes.
• Heat cooker and add oil.
• Add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, Aniseed fry for 2 minutes
• Add onion, fry for 4 minutes.
• Add ginger garlic paste and slit green chillies
• Add mint leaves to it. Fry for a minute
• Add the soaked rice (without water) to the cooker.
• Add the green peas to the rice.
• Add pinch of garam masala, 2 cups of water, salt, cashew and ghee on top.
• Cover the cooker and cook for 1 whistle.
• Once the pressure settles, open it, garnish with cilantro.
• Peas Pulav is ready and goes well with egg masala as side dish, meal maker 65, Onion-curd raita