Peas pilao(my mum style)#themechallenge

Name: Peas pilao(my mum style)#themechallenge
Yield: 3 plates
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 bowl fresh peas; I red onion; 1 potato; I tomato; 250 grams rice; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp garlic powder or grated garlic; I tsp lemon squeeze; 2 tsp salt; Half bunch coriander leaves(dania); 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder (pilao masala); 2 tbsp cooking oil; 2 and 1/2 glasses of water

Fazila @farzila_555

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Easy to make with ingredients available in your kitchen.

Fazila @farzila_555

Coast

Easy to make with ingredients available in your kitchen.

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Ingredients

3 plates

1 bowlfresh peas
I red onion
1potato
I tomato
250 gramsrice
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspgarlic powder or grated garlic
I tsp lemon squeeze
2 tspsalt
Halfbunch coriander leaves(dania)
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspgaram masala powder (pilao masala)
2 tbspcooking oil
2and 1/2 glasses of water

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Steps

1

Slice the onion into rings. Chop coriander and peel and cut potato in cubes. Chop tomato in small cubes too. Soak the peas in water
2

Soak the rice in water and clean it
3

Take a sufuria, put on medium heat, put the mustard seeds in it when oil is heated and immediately put the onion and mix. Add in the garlic and mix.
4

When onion is almost pink in colour, add in the tomato. Mix and then add in the other vegetables including the dania.
5

Add in all the spices and mix. Now put half cup water and cover
6

After 2 mins, open the lid and mix again. Now add in the rest of the water(2 glasses). Mix and let it come to boil
7

When just boils, put the clean drained rice in it. Mix well. Let this cook for 4 minutes
8

Now reduce heat and cover again. After 2-3 minutes,switch off the heat. Let it set for 2 minutes before serving hot with pickle or kachumbari or yogurt.