Peas-Potato Rice Pulav

If you want to cook a single dish which is quick, spicy and filling, then the peas potato rice pulav is an excellent choice. You can add sliced carrot, cauliflower if you wish.
Ingredients -

• Rice
• Potato 
• English Peas (Matar)
• Onion
• Cumin Seeds
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Cardamom
• Bay Leaf
• Ginger-Garlic Paste
• Green Chili Paste
• Turmeric 
• Water
• Salt
• Ghee/Oil
• Coriander leaves, Coconut for garnish
  

Method - Wash rice and keep aside. Cut onion and potato into thin vertical
                    slices and keep aside. Put a ghee/oil in a hot pan or cooker.
                    Add cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf 
                    into hot ghee. When cumin seeds start to splutter add onion and
                    fry for few seconds. Add ginger-garlic and green chili pastes to it.
                    Saute till paste is brown. Add english peas(Matar) and potato. 
                    Then put rice and mix it well. Add turmeric very little. 
                    Add salt to taste. Put enough water as per rice quantity and 
                    cook till rice is done.
                    When rice is done, garnish with chopped coriander leaves and 
                    grated coconut.
                    Peas-Potato rice pulav is ready to serve. Kids love this pulav
                    and it's an excellent way to mix nutritional veggies.

Peas Potato Rice Pulav

Alu Baingan (Potato Brinjal / Eggplant)

   One day I was getting late for preparing lunch. I was planning to cook stuffed Baingan which is a little time consuming. I got a call from my friend Rashmi. While talking to her I mentioned I was getting late to prepare my afternoon lunch. Rashmi then told me about this quick and easy recipe of Alu Baingan. Here is the recipe and the photos that I took that afternoon. Thanks Rashmi for sharing this Alu Baingan recipe.

 Ingredients -

• Brinjal/Eggplant
• Potato
• Chopped Onion
• Amchur powder( if not use tomato)
• Ginger- Garlic Paste             
• Cumin(Jeera) Powder
• Coriander (Dhania) Powder
• Turmeric
• Red chili Powder
• Garam Masala
• Oil
• Salt

Method -Cut Brinjal/eggplant into small pieces. Make pieces of potato.

Chopped brinjal, onion, potato

                   Heat oil into pan.  Add chopped onion once oil is hot. 
                   Put ginger-garlic paste. Add potato pieces into the pan. 
                   When potato is half cooked add brinjal into it.
                   Cook it till brinjal  and potato are soft. 
                   Add all powders cumin, coriander,turmeric,Red chili,
                   amchur( if amchur powder not available then add tomato pieces) 
                   and cook for few minutes. 

Chopped Tomatoes

                   Finally add garam masala and cook for 2-3 minutes. Garnish 
                   with chopped coriander leaves.
                   Mouth watering Alu baingan is ready.

Alu Baingan served with chappati (flat wheat bread)