Potato-Peas Salad

This is a very easy to make dish, ideal for breakfast.

Boil a handful of peas and 1 potato - peeled and cut into small pieces with enough salt. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, add 1 tsp of cumin seeds. As they splutter, add 2 split green chillies and 1 diced onion. Add pinch of salt to the onions. As onions become tender, add the boiled potato-peas portion. Break an egg and add to this mixture. Mix it well so that egg gets scrambled and mixed well into the vegetables. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Peas Briyani

This serves for 2 persons.

Ingrdients:

100 g basmati rice
50 g fresh/frozen green peas
1 big onion
3 flakes garlic
an inch long ginger root
1 long green chilli
spices - 2 bayleaves, 1 cardomom, 1 tsp cumin seeds,
3-4 cinnamon sticks, 3 cloves, 1 Star anise
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
4 tbsp ghee
250 ml water
coriander leaves for granishing

Preparation:

Cut onion, garlic and ginger into long slender pieces. Split chilli into two. Wash and drain the peas and rice.


In a pressure pan, heat 2 tbsp of ghee. Add cumin seeds and spices.


Add chili, garlic and ginger.


Set aside 1/4 of cut onion. Add rest to the pan and fry till tender.

Add peas ans fry for a min. At this stage, you can also add tomatoes - deseeded and cut into long slender pieces.

Add chilli and turmeric powder.

Add the rice and enough salt to the mixture and fry for a min.

Add water and pressure cook till done.

Chop coriander leaves nicely.

Add remaining ghee to a small pan. Fry the remaining onions with a pinch of salt. You can also add a pinch of chilli powder.

Briyani is done.

You can top with the fried onions and coriander; serve hot with raita.