My Kitchen, My Recipe, My Story: Week-3 (Aloo Matar Pulao)

First I add ghee in a pan and let it heat a little. When the ghee was hot enough, I added finely chopped onion and started frying it well on medium heat. I sauteed the onion for a while so that it softened as well as turned slightly golden. When the onion started to fry well, I added a teaspoon of garlic paste. After that, mix the onion and garlic well and fry continuously for a few minutes, so that the garlic starts to smell good and the flavor of both the ingredients gets well mixed in the ghee.

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༻Step 2༻

After that I fried the onion well till it turned a beautiful golden brown color. When the onions were nicely browned. I added a little water. This made the onion and spices smell better. After adding water, I also added finely chopped green chillies and tomatoes. Then mix all these ingredients well. So that the taste of tomatoes and green chillies are well combined with the onions.

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༻Step 3༻

When the tomatoes and green chillies were fried well. When the tomatoes started to soften. I added salt and red chillies to taste. After adding the spices. I mixed it well and continued to fry for some time. So that the flavor of the spices came out well. The aroma started to smell delicious. When the spices were roasted well, I added the chopped potatoes and peas. After adding the vegetables, mix them well with the spices and fry for a few minutes, so that the potatoes and peas get a good coating of the spices and their taste gets better.

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༻Step 4༻

When the vegetables were fried well and the spices were well coated on the potatoes and peas, I added two bowls of water according to the amount of rice. After adding the water, it was left to cook for some time so that the flavor of the spices and vegetables are well incorporated in the water and the water starts to boil. Meanwhile, I had prepared the rice by washing it well. When the water started to boil well, I added the washed rice and mixed them well with the vegetables and spices, so that the flavor of everything was mixed well in the rice.

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༻Step 5༻

After that I mixed the rice well and left it to cook on medium heat so that the water slowly dries up. Meanwhile I also checked the taste of the rice and all the spices including salt and pepper were almost perfect. After some time the water started to dry up slowly and the rice also started to cook well. When the water almost dried up, I realized that the rice was now ready to be applied to the tail.

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༻Step 6༻

When the rice water is completely dry, I cover the lid of the pan well with a clean napkin and put the rice on the tail. I steamed them for about 10 to 15 minutes on a low flame. So that the rice was cooked well. The flavor of all the spices and vegetables were well incorporated into the rice. When I opened the lid after 10 to 15 minutes. The rice was fully cooked and aroma is delicious.

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And finally, my delicious Aloo Matar Rice was ready to serve!

༻A Little Memory Behind This Recipe༻

While making this potato and pea rice, I realized that after a long time we have made rice at home. However, rice is rarely made at home these days because we do not eat much rice. But sometimes the heart desires to prepare some delicious and home-made special food for everyone. Thinking the same this time, I made rice with potatoes and peas, and then everyone ate them together. After a long time, that beautiful feeling of sitting and eating together at home was fresh. Even such simple meals sometimes become beautiful memories with the family.

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