Pigeon peas pulav (in pressure cooker)

Name: Pigeon peas pulav (in pressure cooker)
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Cups basmati rice; 1 cup pigeon peas; 1 big chopped onion; 2 bay leaf; 2 red dry chillies; 1 small cardmom; 1 big cardmom pod; 1 long stick of cinnamon; 1 star anise; 1 teaspoon jeera/ cumin seeds; 2 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste; 2 slit green chillies; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 teaspoon haldi; 1 teaspoon dhaniya powder; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp red chilli powder; as per taste Salt

Komal Doshi @komal

Dubai

#GA4
#Week 19
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Fresh pigeon peas is a seasonal vegetable. It is available only in winters. It is a very good source of dietary fibres.

Komal Doshi @komal

Dubai

#GA4
#Week 19
# pulav
Fresh pigeon peas is a seasonal vegetable. It is available only in winters. It is a very good source of dietary fibres.

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 people

2 Cupsbasmati rice
1 cup pigeon peas
1big chopped onion
2bay leaf
2red dry chillies
1small cardmom
1big cardmom pod
1long stick of cinnamon
1star anise
1 teaspoon jeera/ cumin seeds
2 tbspghee
2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
2slit green chillies
1 1/2 cupswater
1 teaspoon haldi
1 teaspoon dhaniya powder
2 tspgaram masala
1 tspred chilli powder
as per tasteSalt

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Steps

20 mins

1

Wash the basmati rice and soak in water for 30 mins.
2

Heat a cooker with ghee. Once it's hot add jeera and hing. next add bay leaf,dry red chillies, star anise, cardmom pods and cinnamon and let it splutter.
3

Next add ginger garlic paste, slit green chillies and onions in it. Saute till the onions turn glossy.
4

Now add haldi, dhaniya powder,garam masala, red chilli powder and required salt in it.
5

Saute for one minute. Next add pigeon peas and mix well.
6

Now add soaked basmati rice. Mix well and add water in it.
7

Close the cooker and cook in a high flame and wait till the pressure comes out vigorously and then put on the whistle and cook for 3 mins.
8

Wait till the pressure subsides on its own and then open the cooker. Serve hot.