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Ingredients:
• 1 cup of basmati Rice (washed & soaked)
• 2.25 cups of water
• Green peas / Potatoes
• 1 big Onion – sliced
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• a pinch of Hing
• 4 tbsp oil
• salt to taste
• For the green masala: (grind all ingredients together with a little water)
• one small bunch of Coriander leaves
• 20 Mint leaves (pudinah)
• 3 Green chillies
• 1/4 piece of Ginger
• 1 cube Maggi Seasoning (optional)
Method:
- Put oil in a pressure cooker. When hot put in the cumin seeds and onions.
- Stir till onions turn light brown.
- Next add the ground green masala, salt, Maggi seasoning and saute till the oil leaves the masala.
- To this add the green peas / potatoes.
- Add the soaked rice, water and pressure cook till 3 whistles or 20 minutes.
- Your green masala rice is ready.
Recipe courtesy of Priya Menezes