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How to make matar pulao in instant pot

Matar Pulao is very famous and easy, tasty, and perfect for a picnic.

My kids love Pulao in their lunch boxes.



Ingredients
2 cups of basmati rice 21/2 spoons of ghee 21/2 cups of water 1/2 cups of green Matar medium size half onion 10-15 cashews salt according to your taste one tsp garam masala, one bay leaf, one black cardamom, one green cardamom, one star, one tsp jeera, small cinnamon stick, 10-12 black pepper

Instruction

  • Put the instant pot on saute mode and add two spoons of ghee or clarified butter and when ghee gets hot add all cashews to roast them until it gets golden brown then take it out.
  • Now it's time to make tadka, first, add onion and let it golden brown then add one bay leaf, one black cardamom, one green cardamom, one star, one tsp jeera, a small cinnamon stick, 10-12 black pepper, and green chilly according to your taste. Cook for a minute.
  •  It's time to add ginger & garlic paste, cook them for a minute then add one spoon of water and close the instant pot glass lid to get everything to cook well for two more minutes and this process helps them blend all spices very well.
  • Now add Matar, garam masala salt according to your taste then add rice and cashew, mix them well with a light hand.
  • add 21/2 cups of water and half a spoon of ghee then close the lid.
  • Now pressure cook for 3 minutes and let pressure release maturely. when you open the instant pot, you will notice taste Matar pulao is ready to eat. 



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