Ingredients

• 1 cup of basmati rice (washed & soaked)
• 2.25 cups of water
• green peas / potatoes
• 1 big onion - sliced
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• a pinch of hing
• 4 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• For the green masala: (grind all ingredients together with a little water)
• one small bunch of coriander leaves
• 20 mint leaves (pudinah)
• 3 green chillies
• 1/4 piece of ginger
• 1 cube Maggi Seasoning (optional)

How to Make Green masala rice

• Put oil in a pressure cooker. When hot put in the cumin seeds and onions.
• Stir till onions turn light brown.
• Next add the ground green masala, salt, Maggi seasoning and saute till the oil leaves the masala.
• To this add the green peas / potatoes.
• Add the soaked rice, water and pressure cook till 3 whistles or 20 minutes.
• Your green masala rice is ready.