Simple Way to Make Award-winning Pea and Cashew Indian style rice

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pea and cashew indian style rice. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pea and Cashew Indian style rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pea and Cashew Indian style rice is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook pea and cashew indian style rice using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pea and Cashew Indian style rice:

1. Take 1 cup rice (basmati is traditional)
2. Make ready 2 cup water
3. Prepare 1/3 cup cashews (unsalted and raw, but roasted is ok)
4. Get 3 tbsp oil (ghee is traditional or butter but any works with a decent heat point for cooking)
5. Take 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
6. Take 1 tsp cumin seeds
7. Make ready 1 each 1 inch piece fresh ginger
8. Prepare 1 tsp turmeric
9. Make ready 1 tsp garam masala or curry powder
10. Make ready 1/4 tsp paprika
11. Prepare 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
12. Prepare 3 tbsp fresh herbs chopped or 1 1/2 tbl. dried like an Italian mix
13. Take 3 each green chillies (Serrano work good, adjust for your heat level)

Instructions to make Pea and Cashew Indian style rice:

1. Clean and soak rice for 20 minutes. Drain and reserve soaking water.
2. Heat oil in medium sauce pan over medium low heat. If using Raw cashews, stir in the hot oil for 10 minutes until golden, remove from oil.
3. Turn heat to medium, add cumin seeds, chilies (diced) and ginger (diced). Stir for 2-3 minutes until cumin seeds darken
4. Add the turmeric, garam masala/curry powder and paprika. Stir for one minute.
5. Add the rice and stir for 4 minutes
6. Add the reserved soaking water and fresh peas (see step 8 if using frozen peas)
7. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes undisturbed.
8. If using frozen peas, rinse in a strainer under warm water, add to rice after 15 minutes of cooking time (instead of 20 minutes). Do not stir, just add on top, cover and cook 5 more minutes.
9. Remove from heat, let stand 5 minutes.
10. Added cashews, fluff all with fork. Serve hot.

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