Ingredients

• 1 cup - frozen peas
• 2 cups - basmati rice, washed and soaked for 15 minutes
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp - shahjeera
• 2 - green chillies, slit opened
• 1 tsp - garam masala powder
• Few - mint leaves
• To taste - salt
• As required - oil

How to Make Jeera Pulao with peas

• Take enough oil in a microwave bowl, along with cumin seeds and shahjeera. Cook in a microwave oven, for a minute in high.
• Add the frozen peas, slit opened green chillies, garam masala powder and salt. Cook everything, for 5 minutes (stir in between).
• Add the soaked rice, along with 3 cups of water. Cook everything for 20-25 minutes (stir twice or thrice in between), until the rice gets well cooked.
• Garnish with mint leaves.
• Dice the onion and tomato.
• Take a few drops of oil in a microwave safe bowl. Add in the diced onions and tomatoes. Cook everything, in high for 5 minutes (stir in between).
• Once they get cooled, grind as a paste.
• Take enough oil in the same microwave safe bowl. Add the bay leaves, cloves and cinnamon stick. Cook in high for 2 minutes.
• Add the ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, ground onion-tomato paste, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and cook for 5-7 minutes in high.
• Meanwhile, soak the paneer cubes in hot water, to soften them.
• Add rajma and soaked paneer cubes to the cooking spices. Cook for 5 minutes in high.
• Add enough water to make a thick masala. Cook everything for 15-20 minutes in high, until the gravy turns thick.
• Enjoy the hot pulao along with rajma paneer masala.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipe