Simple Peas and Jeera Rice

This is No Onion No Garlic dish. To make this non-spicy rice dish ideal for kids, combine rice with  green peas and a sprinkle of cumin (Jeera) and pressure cook it for 3 to 4 whistles.. This simple dish is sure to be a hit with the little ones. Enjoy!

Simple Peas and Jeera Rice

Recipe by S Kamala
Course: RiceCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes

To make this non-spicy rice dish ideal for kids, combine cooked rice with cooked green peas and a sprinkle of cumin (Jeera). This simple dish is sure to be a hit with the little ones. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • Basmati or any Rice – 2 cups

  • Green Peas – 1 cup

  • Jeera – 2 teaspoons

  • Bay leaves – few

  • Ghee – 4 tablespoons

  • Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

  • Soak rice in water for about 15 minutes.
  • In a pressure cooker, heat some ghee and add cumin seeds and bay leaves. Fry them for a few seconds before adding green peas and stirring for a few more seconds.
  • Then add the soaked rice and 4 cups of water, along with some salt. Mix the ingredients together and close the lid, pressure cooking for two to three whistles.
  • This is a non-spicy rice dish that is ideal for kids.

16 Comments

  1. It’s so yummy, great with any gravy! 🙂

  2. Hi Asha,

    Yes. As you said rightly, it will go well with any gravy.

  3. Thanks for ur recipe. I tried and it came out well.

  4. Simple and comfort, no fuss food

  5. EC and PS thank you for visiting my site. PS – happy to note that this recipe came out well.

  6. Hi, I just wanted to say Thank YOU for this site 🙂
    um quick question (kind of silly)
    will this dish only work with basmati rice or is it alright to use another type of rice?

    p.s – I am new to cooking, pardon my silly question(I might have many more in the future, hopefully you won’t mind Thanks :))

  7. Hi Anitha,

    Thank you for visiting my site. You can use ordinary rice also. In fact what you are seeing in the above picture is cooked with ordinary raw rice only. If you use Basmati rice, it will enhance the flavour more.

  8. Hi,
    I tried this recipe at a party. It was a super hit. Thanks for such an easy and amazing recipe.
    Regards,
    Shuba

  9. Hi Shuba,

    Nice to hear that you tried this recipe and it came out well.

  10. Hi,

    Just an update…..
    If you addd onions & ginger garlic paste to this receipe it would be give u more flaovur

    I tried in this way.. 1 Grinded oninon added while frying the contentents in the initial stage & then ginger garlic paste 1 table spoon.

    • Thank you Priya for your suggestion. Yes. It will be more flavourful. However, I mainly prepare this for kids and for fasting days. Without onion, ginger, garlic, the rice is with only jeera flavour and can be taken on any festival days too, when most of the people will not use onion, garlic.

      Thank you once again for your update on this recipe.

  11. Hi Kamala,

    This was very simple and very tasty, I tried yesterday and it came out well, I have added one onion, one teaspoon of ginger garlic paste as said priya and a cup of coconut milk…

    it goes well with potato peas kuruma and onion raita,
    Thank you

  12. radha Parameshwar

    Dear Kamala,

    Please let me have receipe of Peas Pulao

  13. Let me have the receipe of Peas Pulao

  14. Hi Kamala.. I love all your recipes… really good…

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