Peas Pulao

Basmati - 2 cups
Green Peas (frozen/fresh) - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaves - 4
Cloves - 5
Cinnamon sticks - 3
Onions - half onion
Green chillies - 3 slit lengthwise
Salt - to taste.

Wash 2 cups Basmati/Long grain rice. Drain water. Keep aside. In a kadai/ pan, heat 2 tbs oil. Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon sticks, green chillies & green peas. Saute for 10 seconds.  In the same pan, heat 1 tbs oil. Add onions & fry until they turn brown. Add to Rice.Add 4 cups water to rice, add salt according to taste.Now close it with a perfect lid which doesn’t allow the aroma to escape .check occasionally to see  if rice is done.cook till rice is done.Now transfer to the serving bowl and garnish the pulao recipe with fried cashew nuts and fried onions.