What is Matar Pulao?
Matar Pulao is an Indian side dish made with green peas (matar) and basmati rice. It is also known as matar wale chawal or green peas pulao.
For making matar pulao, the basmati rice is cooked with aromatic whole spices, cumin, and green peas in ghee. It has the subtle aroma and earthiness of spices and the sweetness of green peas and ghee.
A perfectly flavoursome side dish to accompany Indian main course gravy dishes.
Reasons To LOVE Matar Pulao
easy to cook and storepossible vegan (skip ghee)meal prep friendlyone pot rice dishvegetariangluten-free
Rice Cooker
A rice cooker is an electronic appliance for cooking various rice dishes. From plain rice to pulao, biryani, soup, stew, or kheer, you can cook it all in a rice cooker. I use TTK IOT Rice Cooker for cooking rice and other dishes in my Indian kitchen.
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Ingredients Required
Rice: When it comes to matar pulao, there is no substitute for long-grain, white basmati rice. Peas: You can use either fresh or frozen green peas. If you use frozen peas, thaw them before adding them to the pulao. Spices: Bay Leaf, Green Cardamom, Black Cardamom, Cloves, Cumin Other Ingredients: Ghee, Salt, Water, Cilantro, Cashew, Onion
How To Make
Step 1) Wash basmati rice with water until the water runs clear. Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. Step 2) Set the cook mode of the rice cooker. Add ghee. Once theghee is hot, add cumin seeds, whole spices, and onion. Step 3) Fry until the onion becomes golden brown (6-8 minutes). Stircontinuously while frying. Step 4) Drain water from the rice and add it to the rice cooker, alongwith green peas, salt, and water. Stir to combine. Step 5) Cover the rice cooker with the lid. Cook the pulao on low heatuntil all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is fully cooked. It shouldtake 15 minutes. Stir the rice gently once midway. Step 6) Let the pulao rest for 5 minutes. Fluff gently with a fork andserve hot.
Serving Suggestion
Matar Pulao tastes fantastic with Indian curry and gravy dishes like paneer kofta, dal makhani, chicken curry, Punjabi soya chaap masala, or dal fry. My favourite combination is paneer curry, peas pulao, and boondi raita. Store the leftover peas pulao in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a week. You can easily reheat it in a microwave or on a stovetop in a pan. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter or follow us on Youtube for video recipes.
