Green Peas Pulao

Yet another classic rice, one pot dish.
You can use either fresh shelled or frozen peas. But I vote for fresh shelled peas.
Every trip to grocery store during the fresh peas season, I will not forget to pick up couple of packets of them or alternatively, you can shell them and store in the freezer and use them whenever you need them.
Now coming to the recipe, this is a quite easy recipe not too many ingredients, because I don't want it to be too spiced with masalas, as to lose the subtle flavour of the peas.  I want it to be mildly spiced and yet retain the flavour of peas predominantly and enjoy.
Either you can enjoy this with raw salad or raita.

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice - 1 cup,(soak for 20 mins)
Shelled peas - 1/2 cup(fresh or frozen),
Onion - 1 medium (finely chopped),
Salt.
Home Made Ghee - 1 tspn
Oil - 1 Tblspn.


For Grinding:
Cinnamon - 1 inch.
Cloves - 2,
Ginger - 1 inch,
Garlic - 2 cloves,
Coriander - 1 Tblspn,
Green chillies - 3-4,
Fresh Coconut - 1Tblspn(grated, optional).

Method:

Grind the ingredients under the grinding list to smooth paste with water and keep aside.
                                             OR
Alternatively you can exclude cinnamon and cloves while grinding and use it in tempering along with one cardamom.
In a pan heat oil, add chopped onions and fry until pink.
Add peas and fry, until the peas turn pale green.
Add the ground masala and fry for couple of minutes.
Add boiling water (1 rice:2 water).
Adding water always depends on the rice you are using, so accordingly add boiling water.
Add salt. Stir well.
Add rice, cover and cook in medium heat, approximately for 15 minutes. Again it depends on the rice.
Finally before removing from the heat, add ghee and mix gently.
Serve hot with any choice of raita.