Community Pick
Aloo Matar Ka Pulao ( Indian Rice With Potatoes and Peas )
photo by Dienia B.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 cups basmati rice (or long grain rice)
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons butter (or ghee)
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 cup shelled green peas
- 1 cup potato, peeled and chopped fine
- 2 tablespoons powdered coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon powdered garam masala
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 4 cups water
directions
- Wash rice and soak in 2 cups of water for an hour. Drain well.
- In a heavy pan, heat the butter and add the cumin and the ginger.
- When the ginger becomes a light brown, add the peas and potatoes, coriander, garam masala, salt and turmeric. Stir-fry till well mixed.
- Add the drained rice & 4 cups of water, bring to a boil uncovered, then lower the heat to simmer and cover. The rice should be done in 10 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
Great dish! This dish was very flavorful, but not too spicy. Because there was a comment that the rice was undercooked, I allowed the rice to soak longer and it probably was on the flame a little more than 10 minutes. Everyone devoured this dish: my husband, the rice lover, me who isnot so wild about it, our guests, and their teens who can be picky eaters. THis is a recipe which i will be making again and again.
see 25 more reviews
Tweaks
-
Wordeful rice! Full of aroma and so tasty. I didn't add the potato cause I didn't have any at the time and used olive oil instead of butter. I love it! Made it as a side dish to a chicken kiev (light with yogurt) so it was a good combination. Thanks for posting, Next time I'll defenatly add the potatoes.
-
THis was delicious! Easy too! I didn't have any long grain rice on hand so I used brown rice instead. Omitted the potatos but added 2 cups of peas and a cup of diced carrots (looked so colourful!)Substituted 2 cups of chicken stock for 2 cups of water to make it more flavourful. The result? Great Indian ricethat everyone enjoyed!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
<p>Hello from suburban Fort Worth, Texas! <br /> <br /><br /> <br />______________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />*My rating system defined* <br /> <br />Very few recipes really knock my socks off - I love to cook but am not a gourmet. <br />This said: <br /> <br />***** - met all my expectations in taste & appearance; directions were clear & easy to follow. <br /> <br />**** - fell slightly short of my expectations in taste or appearance or directions were faulty or not completely clear. <br /> <br />*** - mediocre taste and/or appearance; most likely a recipe that I would not use again without much modification. <br /> <br />** - taste and/or appearance was not to my liking; a recipe that I would not attempt to modify or use again. <br /> <br />* - taste was absolutely not to my liking (I can't imagine ever using this rating as I can generally tell by the ingredients if I will enjoy the finished product or not) <br /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Saturn6666/chefbanner1.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /> <br /><img src=http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j44/scmurray51/hagshat.jpg alt= /> <br /> <br /><br /> </p>