Matar gobi pulav is the most comforting food in our house during winters. I just can’t stop being addicted to this. It just takes a few minutes to cook and ready to eat.
Matar Gobi Pulav:
Matar gobi pulav is peas and cauliflower rice cooked with tomato onions and spices.
The recipe for Matar gobi pulav is one of the easy and anyone can cook it even a beginner. This pulav is a one-pot meal and tastes best with raita, pickle, and Papas. Below is the stepwise recipe for Matar gobi pulav. Get the ingredients and start cooking. Enjoy!
Basic Ingredients for Pulav:
The basic ingredients needed to make matar gobi pulav are listed below.
- Firstly, Basmati rice-Use basmati rice to make pulav as it taste better with basmati rice.
- Peas-Fresh or frozen any kind would be fine to use in the recipe.
- Cauliflower- Small florets of cauliflower are needed.
- Spices- Few basic spices along with some whole ones.
- Oil-To cook rice
How to make matar gobi pulav?
To make matar gobi pulav all you need to do is cook onions in oil, add spices and cook tomatoes and green chilli until soft.
Now add in the peas and cauliflower, mix well and cook for 2 minutes, top it up with washed and drained basmati rice, add more water, adjust seasoning and pressure cook for one whistle.
If you are using simple pot pan then cook on low medium heat until water is absorbed and rice are cooked.
Serving Suggestions:
Serve the matar gobi pulav with raita, chutney, salad , pickle and or masala chaas (Like I love to enjoy).
Looking for more such rice recipes to get some ideas for your lunch and dinner ideas? Do not miss my Vegan Tex Mex Riceand Quick Carrot Biryani and the best one’s Veg Layered Biryani.
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Matar Gobi Pulav
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup rice
- 1 cup peas
- 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 to mato chopped
- 2 green chilly chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leave
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- a pinch asafetida
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups water or as required
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker add asafoetida, cumin seeds, cinnamon and bay leaf,sauté for 2 minutes.Add chopped onion,sauté till golden color appears.
- Add all spices and salt, add cauliflower and peas and tomato green chilies, stir and mix till oil comes out.
- Add rice and 2 cups of water ,cook for one whistle and let it be in pressure till steam evaporates.
- Open lid and serve hot with chutney and salad.
Notes
- Adjust the spices as per your taste.
- The amount of water needed to make rice depends on the quality and quantity of rice.
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Sapana Behl