It was one of those days when my fridge ran out of vegetables and all that I had was frozen peas,sweet corn and a few basic things. With these bare minimum ingrediens all I could think of was a quick pulao and onion raita for lunch. The best part of preparing a north indian item,is it gets done quickly and with bare minimum stuff which are always with us in the pantry.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves : 2
Jain Version : Skip the ginger garlic from the recipe and follow the rest as is.
No Onion No Garlic : Use grated ginger / ginger paste and skip the garlic paste.
1/2 cup fresh peas/frozen peas
1/4 cup sweet corn
few mint leaves/pudina (optional)
2 bay leaves/tejpatha
2-3 cloves/lavang
2 cardamoms/elaichi
1 tsp cumin /jeera
ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp oil / ghee
To Grind
1/4 cup grated coconut (frozen /fresh)
3-4 green chillies( adjust as per spice level)
1/2 tsp jeera
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves : 2
Jain Version : Skip the ginger garlic from the recipe and follow the rest as is.
No Onion No Garlic : Use grated ginger / ginger paste and skip the garlic paste.
Sweet Corn Peas Pulao |
Ingredients
1 cup raw rice1/2 cup fresh peas/frozen peas
1/4 cup sweet corn
few mint leaves/pudina (optional)
2 bay leaves/tejpatha
2-3 cloves/lavang
2 cardamoms/elaichi
1 tsp cumin /jeera
ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp oil / ghee
To Grind
1/4 cup grated coconut (frozen /fresh)
3-4 green chillies( adjust as per spice level)
1/2 tsp jeera
Method
- Grind the ingredients under the To Grind section into a smooth paste and keep aside.
- Wash the rice well and soak for about 10 mins
- Heat ghee/oil in the pressure cooker,saute the jeera,bay leaves,cloves,cardamom and pudina.
- Saute the ginger garlic paste till the raw smell is lost.
- Add the coconut paste and cook for about 2 mins.
- Slowly add the peas,corn and salt and cook until the peas and corn are well done.
- Now ,add the rice and mix well until the gravy and rice blend well.
- Pour about 2 cups of water,close the cooker lid and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
- Release the pressure ,slowly fluff the rice with a fork carefully.
- Serve hot with raita.
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