Rice with peas and cumin
The preparation of this dish of Indian cuisine will take you quite a bit of time and effort. It can be served both as a main dish and as a side dish.
Ingredients
Servings 4 servings- 250 g basmati rice
- onion - 1 onion
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.
- 2 tsp zira seeds
- fine sea salt
- 100 g canned green peas
Cooking
Step 1
Rinse rice, pour 0.5 liters of water, leave for 30 minutes.
Step 2
Finely chop the onion, fry in vegetable oil until translucent, 5 minutes. Add zira, fry everything together for 1 minute.
Step 3
Pour the water from under the rice into a saucepan, bring to a boil, salt, add the rice. Bring to a boil again, add onion with cumin.
Step 4
Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, over very low heat for 15-20 minutes, until all the water has been absorbed.
Step 5
Drain water from peas. Add the peas to the rice pot and stir. Serve sprinkled with finely chopped cilantro and fried onions.