Methi Matar wara Chawaran is a typical Sindhi Pulao made with fresh methi leaves and green garlic with simple tadka that makes this pulao very flavorsome.
During winter when fresh garlic is available, this rice is made frequently. Vaishali got me this green garlic that is roasted in ghee and frozen. So I still have some stocked and will be checking out other recipes that use fresh garlic.
This Methi Matar wara chawaran was one of the dishes that we cooked together when Vaishali visited us. As I had said we just used a couple of pans and one cooker with which we completed almost six different dishes. All the rice dishes were quick ones, except for one elaborate biryani which was Vaishali's Restaurant's signature dish. So these simple ones were cooked without batting an eye!
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Methi Matar wara Chawaran | Sindhi Methi Matar Pulao
1 cup Basmati Rice
2 tsp Cooking Oil
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Fresh Garlic
2 to 3 Green Chilli chopped
1 cup Methi Leaves chopped
1 cup Peas
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
How to make Methi Matar wara Chawaran
Heat oil in a pressure cooker
Add mustard seeds. Let splutter.
Next, add finely chopped green chilies, then add the fresh garlic paste.
Add methi leaves and saute well. Let them wilt.
Now add the peas. Saute for a few minutes.
Add rice, turmeric powder, and salt.
Add water and bring to a boil. Cover with lid and cook for 3 whistles.
Serve hot
Notes
You can add garlic cloves if you don't have fresh garlic
If fresh methi leaves are not available, use Kasuri Methi
Recipe
Methi Matar wara Chawaran | Sindhi Methi Matar Pulao
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Fresh Garlic
- 2 to 3 Green Chilli finely chopped
- 1 cup Methi Leaves finely chopped
- 1 cup Peas
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker
- Add mustard seeds. Let splutter.
- Next, add finely chopped green chilies, then add the fresh garlic paste.
- Add methi leaves and saute well. Let them wilt.
- Now add the peas. Saute for a few minutes.
- Add rice, turmeric powder, and salt.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Cover with lid and cook for 3 whistles.
- Serve hot
Notes
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Vaishali Sabnani says
It sure was fun cooking those dishes , right ? The methi mattar wara chawara is one of my personal favourite , the rice tastes excellent and is truly flavourful , specially with those Aaloo .
Suma Gandlur says
The dish looks colorful and very inviting. The fresh garlic must be adding great flavor to the methi rice.
Sushma Pinjala says
Pulao looks nice and colorful. Methi and matar is a great combo. Good one.
Gayathri Kumar says
I love methi matar combination in pulao. Adding the green garlic gives an amazing flavor to the pulao. Looks absolutely yum.
harini says
Simple flavors, a fantastic dish and cooking with a friend - all three make this a very special dish.
Kalyani says
I think I remember seeing / bookmarking this from Vaishali's space.. such a wonderful dish especially for parties...
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
Seems like you guys had super duper fun. Cooking with friends is such a great experience. This is one amazing pulao. I am yet to explore Sindhi cuisine and I am bookmarking this right away.
Swati says
A simple dish turns into a treat when you have good company. Methi pulao is such flavourful dish, love the methi flavours in rice along with sweet peas.
Renu says
A wonderful tip to roast the fresh garlic in ghee and storing. The rice look so colourful and would have been flavourful with garlic.