Goan Peas Pulao Recipe with coconut is a aromatic rice, flavored with fragrant spices yet mild and light on stomach. The coconut milk gives a subtle flavor and a lovely flavor to this pulao. You could club them with salad, chutney or papads or some fried stuff.
My hubby loves this pulao and always demands to make them. We love to eat them with any side dish or just the pulao by itself 😉 I have used basmati rice you could use kolam or any long grained rice for this recipe.
The main ingredients for this dish is green peas and coconut milk. You could use fresh green peas or the frozen ones. If you wish you could add other veggies like carrots, potatoes or french bean. However being peas pulao I haven’t added any other vegetable that’s optional leave upto you.
The best thing about pulaos are they are comfort food and one pot meal. If you are in a rush then just cook pulao they taste good and is cooked in no time. Moreover you have less of utensils to be washed 🙂 guess I am trying to give you a lazy idea.
Other Goan pulaos which are popular are veg pulao, prawns pulao and chicken pulao. Â I have cooked them in a pan but you could make them in a pressure cooker too. Both ways they taste good.
How to make Peas Pulao Recipe step-wise:
1. Firstly soak the basmati rice in water for 30-40 mins.
2. Heat the pan or cooker with ghee or oil.
3. Once oil is heated add all the whole spices along nutmeg powder. Saute until they are fragrant.
4. Now add onion julienne. Saute until they are light brown in color.
5. Time to add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and cashewnuts. Saute for a minute.
6. Add the green peas along the lime juice.
7. Saute for 2-3 mins.
8. Add the soaked rice.
9. Finally add the coconut milk, water and salt. Cook until rice is cooked. If making in pressure cooker then switch off the gas after 3 whistles.
10. Garnish the pualo with fried onion or coriander leaves or lime wedges. Serve your peas pulao hot with salad or pickle.
 Peas Pulao recipe cart below:
- 2 cups basmati rice soaked in water for 30 mins
- ½ cup shelled green peas fresh or frozen
- 2 tbsp ghee or coconut oil
- 1 -2 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 green cardamom
- 1 black cardamom
- 5 cloves
- 10 peppercorn
- a pinch of nutmeg powder
- 1-2 mace strands
- 2 green chilies chopped lengthwise or coarsely
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 medium sized onion chopped into julienne
- 1 tbsp greens of spring onion (optional)
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 14-15 cashewnuts
- 3 cups water or as required
- salt as required
- Firstly soak the basmati rice in water for 30-40 mins.
- Heat the pan or cooker with ghee or oil.
- Once oil is heated add all the whole spices along nutmeg powder. Saute until they are fragrant.
- Now add onion julienne. Saute until they are light brown in color.
- Time to add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and cashewnuts. Saute for a minute.
- Now add the green peas along the lime juice.
- Saute for 2-3 mins.
- Add the soaked rice.
- Finally add the coconut milk, water and salt. Cook until rice is cooked. If making in pressure cooker then switch off the gas after 3 whistles.
- Garnish the pualo with fried onion or coriander leaves or lime wedges. Serve your peas pulao hot with salad or pickle.
2, Adding fried onion towards the end is optional.
3. If you like some spice then add more of green chilies or garam masala however its not required.
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Shubhada says
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Shubhada
maria says
Shubada a big thank you for your kind and positive words 🙂 glad you liked the recipes. Would surely keep adding more recipes thanks again and you are always welcome god bless you take care.