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Matar Pilau
60 min total15 prep45 cook6 servings
ClassicVegetarianVegan
Matar Pilau is a Pakistani recipe adapted from Fatima Cooks. In a pot, heat up the oil and add the sliced onions.
Ingredients
pantry
- 0.25 cupoil
- 2 mediumonions, sliced finely
- 2 tbspcumin seeds
- 9whole cloves
- 1 smallstick cinnamon
- 2green whole chillies ((optional))
- 3 cupwhite basmati rice ((wash and soak for half an hr in water before using))
- 3.5 tspsalt ((or to taste))
- 4 cup/1l water ((important: please read notes if you are changing the serving size))
produce
- 1.5 cupfrozen peas
Steps
- In a pot, heat up the oil and add the sliced onions.
- Once they become golden, add the cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon stick.
- Continue to fry the onions till they become a deep shade of gold.
- Add the peas and stir-fry them till they defrost.
- Add the water and salt, and bring to a boil.
- If you are adjusting the serving size, please refer to the notes for the correct quantity of water.
- Add the basmati rice.
- Cook on high heat till all the water has dried out.
- Stir gently with a slotted spoon, using a folding motion instead of a vigorous stir, to avoid breaking the rice grains.
- Once the water has dried out, turn the heat to the lowest setting possible, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and allow the rice to steam for 15 minutes.
- If you have a flat pan (tava), you can place this below the pot too - this helps prevent the bottom layer of rice from burning)
- Fluff well once the rice is done, even if you don't intend to have the rice straight away to prevent it from getting clumpy.
Tips
- Recipe Source: Fatima Cooks
Source: Fatima Cooks
