Ingredients

• 1 cup - Basmati rice
• 8 - 10 - garlic pods
• 1/2 cup - green peas
• 1/2 - capsicum, small
• 2 - red chillies
• 1 tbsp - ghee
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 -2 - bay leaves, optional
• Salt and pepper per taste

How to Make Garlic Peas rice

• Wash and clean the rice till the water runs clean.
• Soak and keep aside for at least 20 minutes.
• Peel and mince the garlic. Chop the capsicum into fine pieces.
• Heat one tsp of ghee in a kadai. Drain the rice and saute it for a minute. Keep aside.
• Heat the remaining ghee and add the cumin seeds, red chillies and bay leaf. Once it is done spluttering, add the minced garlic and saute for a minute.
• Add the green peas, capsicum, salt and pepper, and saute for another 2 minutes. Take off the heat and mix with the rice.
• Add 1.5 cups of water and microwave for 10-12 minutes or till the rice is done.
• Serve with dal, yogurt and a pickle.
• Recipe courtesy: My Kitchen Trials