Peas Pulao

Preparation time-25mins
Serves-4
Ingredients:
3 cups basmati rice
2 cups green peas
1 big onion
1 cup chopped coriander
3 sps kaju
3 sps raisins
2 cloves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
1 sp whole jeera
1 sp salt
6 green chillies
2 sps ghee
3 sps sunflower oil
Method:

1. In a deep sauce pan,add ghee and warm it.When warm fry kaju and raisins.keep them aside in a plate.
2. In the same pan heat sunflower oil and add jeera,cloves,crushed cinnamon,sliced green chillies,bay leaves and saute till they release flavours.
3. Chop onion fine and add it to the pan and fry till transparent.Add salt at this point.
   
4. Now wash and add peas to the pan and mix well with the ingredients.
5. Wash basmati rice in flowing water for a minute.
6. Add it to the pan mixing with peas and onion mixture.
7. Put 6 cups of water in the pan and close the lid.Always take same cup to measure ingredients for any recipe.
   
8. Pan should be big enough to allow palao cook properly.If not rice grains will not seperate from each other.
9. Cook it on low heat for 15mins and keep an eye whilst cooking.
10. When done,transfer it into serving bowl and garnish with fried kaju,raisins,ghee and chopped coriander.
11. You can have it with any gravy curry or it tastes perfect with cucumber raita.
12. Simple and quick special dish for weekend parties.Its my favourite lunch box recipe high in proteins.Try and leave me your comments.