Tomato peas pulao recipe with step by step instructions and photos.
Jump to RecipeTomato peas pulao is an easy and one pot recipe. It is one of the recipes which you can make on your busiest days, because it is simple and not so time consuming.
This pulao is also an easy lunch box recipe. Pair it with any raita and you are good to go. Peas have several nutritional properties, it is good to add them to our diet.
Tomato peas pulao is similar to any other pulao we make, it is so tasty and flavorful. I used pressure cooker to make this pulao, you can make it in an open pot or an instant pot. Do try this recipe and let me know in the comments how it turned out.
Tomato peas pulao – Preparation
Heat some oil or ghee in a pressure cooker, add whole garam masala spices. I used cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf and star anise. Also ad few cumin seeds and let splutter. Add sliced green chillies and fry for a minute.
And then add sliced one big onion and fry it until translucent, add ginger garlic paste and fry it for 2 minutes.
Now add sliced tomatoes and fry it until they become mushy. it takes around 3 to 4 minutes.
Add green peas into this, give it a nice mix and let them cook for 5 minutes. Also add salt as needed.
Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, mix well and cook everything for more 5 minutes.
Chop handful of coriander leaves and mint leaves, add them. Give this a nice mix. Coriander and mint leaves give some nice aroma and adds taste to the pulao.
Add soaked rice, give it a nice mix and add required water. Check for salt, add more if needed.
Let it pressure cook for 3 whistles, and let the pressure release naturally. Let it sit for 5 minutes and serve.
Tomato peas pulao is ready. Serve it with some raita. I served it with beetroot raita and it taste perfect for the pulao.
Notes
- I use soaked peas for this pulao, you can use frozen or fresh peas.
- rice and water ratio is 1:1.5
- I did not use garam masala powder for this recipe, you can add it if you like more spice.
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Tomato peas pulao
Ingredients
- ¼ cup green peas
- 1 cup rice
- 3 no. tomatoes
- 1 big onion
- 1 tsp. red chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 3 no. green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- few coriander leaves
- few mint leaves
- 2 tsp Ghee
- whole garam masala spices
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1½ cups water
- salt as required
Instructions
- Heat some oil or ghee in a pressure cooker, add whole garam masala spices. I used cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf and star anise. Also ad few cumin seeds and let splutter.
- Add sliced green chillies and fry for a minute. And then add sliced one big onion and fry it until translucent, add ginger garlic paste and fry it for 2 minutes.
- Now add sliced tomatoes and fry it until they become mushy. it takes around 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add green peas into this, give it a nice mix and let them cook for 5 minutes. Also add salt as needed.
- Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, mix well and cook everything for more 5 minutes.
- Chop handful of coriander leaves and mint leaves, add them. Give this a nice mix. Coriander and mint leaves give some nice aroma and adds taste to the pulao.
- Add soaked rice, give it a nice mix and add required water. Check for salt, add more if needed.
- Let it pressure cook for 3 whistles, and let the pressure release naturally. Let it sit for 5 minutes and serve.
- Tomato peas pulao is ready. Serve it with some raita. I served it with beetroot raita and it taste perfect for the pulao.
Notes
- I use soaked peas for this pulao, you can use frozen or fresh peas.
- rice and water ratio is 1:1.5
- I did not use garam masala powder for this recipe, you can add it if you like more spice.
