Cook what you grow
Fresh Pea Matar Pulao
The North Indian spring standard: basmati steamed with whole spices, browned onion, and a generous scoop of just shelled peas, every grain separate and fragrant.
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Ingredients
serves 4From the garden
- 2 cups shelled fresh peas, shelled, from about 2 lb of pods
- 1 large yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green chile, slit lengthwise (optional)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh mint, torn (optional)
From the pantry
- 1½ cups basmati rice, rinsed and soaked 20 minutes
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
- 3 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin · whole cumin seed if you have it, bloomed the same way
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- salt · to taste
- black pepper