Today’s recipe is a quick and easy green peas masala rice. I had got some fresh green peas and made aloo matar sabzi.
With the green peas that was leftover I wanted to try some rice recipe. I came up with this green peas rice that has freshly ground spices lending a flavorful aroma to the dish.
Serve with a simple raita and you get a healthy meal with peas being rich in proteins and fiber. This is an easy lunch box recipe and is also a great way to use up some leftover rice.
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If you have some fresh or frozen green peas do try this simple and easy green peas masala rice recipe.
Green Peas Masala Rice | Matar Masala Rice Recipe
Green Peas Masala Rice recipe
Category:Main
Cuisine:Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Yield:3
Prep Time:10 mins
Cook Time:10 mins
Total Time:20 mins
an easy rice recipe using green peas and Indian spices.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups rice
- 1/2 cup shelled green peas or matar ( fresh / frozen )
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
- 2 green chillies slit lengthwise
- 1/2 cup finely chopped tomatoes
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 3 cloves ( laung )
- 1 inch piece cinnamon ( dalchini )
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds ( saunf or sombu )
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds ( jeera )
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Rinse and soak the rice for 20-25 minutes. Cook the rice using a pressure cooker or rice cooker with 2 1/2 cups water. Then spread the cooked rice on a plate and let it cool down. Skip this step if you are using pre-cooked rice.
- Meanwhile, prepare the masala for the rice. Dry roast the cloves, cinnamon and coriander seeds together in a pan on low heat till the coriander seeds change color to light brown. Remove and set this aside in a bowl. In the same pan add fennel seeds and dry roast it till it changes color slightly. Grind all the roasted ingredients together to a fine powder consistency and set aside.
- Heat oil in the same pan. Add cumin seeds and when they crackle, add chopped onions, crushed garlic and slit green chillies.
- Saute till onions turn light brown in color.
- Now add the chopped tomatoes and let it cook for a couple of minutes till it gets mashed.
- Then add salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add the green peas along with 1/4 cup water and cook till peas turn soft
- Once the water has almost dried up, add the ground masala powder and stir. After a minute, remove from flame.
- Gently mix this prepared masala with the cooked rice.
- Green peas masala rice is ready to be served with raita.
Notes
- Make sure that you cool down the rice completely before mixing with the prepared masala.
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