Ingredients

• 200g - rice
• 2 cups - peas
• 2 - onion (medium sized), sliced thin
• 1 - tomato (big) - chopped fine
• 4 - green chillies (big), slit
• 1 tsp - ginger and garlic paste
• 1 - star anise
• 1/2 inch - Marathi moggu
• Cinnamon, a small piece
• 1 - clove
• 1 - cardamom
• 1/2 a leaf - bay leaf
• 4 tbsp - oil/ghee
• Salt to taste
• 1 pinch - turmeric powder
• Water to cook
• Curry leaves, to garnish
• Coriander leaves, to garnish

How to Make Quick Peas Pulao

• Wash the rice and keep aside.
• Heat handi/pressure cooker, add ghee/oil, add star anise, Marathi moggu, cinnamon, clove, cardamom, bay leaf and let splutter.
• Add ginger garlic paste, and fry till the raw smell goes away.
• Add sliced onions and saute well, add green chillies and continue sauteing.
• Add tomatoes, stir well and let cook.
• Add turmeric powder and continue cooking. Once it forms into a thick paste, add green peas and mix well, add salt and let cook for a few minutes.
• Add washed rice and stir well, add chopped curry leaves.
• Add enough water to immerse all these contents, stir again and close with lid.
• Once the steam starts coming, let cook for 2-3 whistles.
• De-steam, open the lid, and stir well.
• Add coriander leaves, stir well.
• Serve hot with onion raitha or cucumber raitha.