Peas and Cashew Fried Rice

28 Aug

Peas and Cashew Fried Rice

A one-pot rich rice meal bulging with flavors – whole garam masala, the heat and crunch of peppercorns, peas and cashew nuts, fried onions and ghee. Peas and cashew fried rice on a lazy Sunday afternoon at home, what more could one ask for?

Peas and Cashew Fried Rice - Mattar Kaju Fried Rice

You Need:

  • Boiled rice – 2 cups, cooled
  • Peas – 1 cup
  • Onions – 2, sliced
  • Salt – to taste
  • Cashew nuts – 1/2 cup
  • Cumin seeds – 2 teaspoons
  • Pepper corns – 1 teaspoon, whole or coarsely crushed
  • Cinnamon – 1-inch stick
  • Cloves – 4
  • Ghee – 1.5 tablespoons

Boiled Rice

In the picture above: Boiled rice.

Peas Cashew Onion Ghee

In the picture above: Ghee, cashews, green peas, sliced onions, whole spices (pepper corns, cinnamon, cumin seeds, cloves).

How To Make Peas and Cashew Fried Rice:

In the non-stick pan, heat half a tablespoon of ghee. Add cumin seeds, pepper corns, cloves and cinnamon stick.

Whole Garam Masala

When the cumin seeds turn dark, add cashew nuts. Heat on medium-low heat till the cashew nuts turn golden – this should take around half a minute.

Cashews and Whole Spices, Frying

After half a minute, add the sliced onions.

Slices Onions added to Pan

Fry on medium-high till the onions turn golden-brown.

Onions and Cashews, Frying

While the onions are cooking, do the peas in a second non-stick pan.

Heat half a tablespoon of ghee and cook the peas till tender. I used frozen peas that take around five minutes to get done on medium heat.

Fried Peas

Boiled rice goes in next. Add salt to taste into the rice before adding it to the pan.

Fried Peas and Rice

Fold it all together with a gentle hand. Drizzle the remaining ghee over the peas and rice.

Rice and Peas, Fried

Put everything together: transfer the peas and rice to the pan with the fried onions and cashews (or the other way round, depending on which pan is bigger.) Toss and shake the pan every other minute, cook for a further 7-8 minutes or till everything has mixed evenly together.

Peas Cashew Fried Rice

Peas and cashew fried rice is ready.

To Serve:

This fried rice tastes great on its own, or with a small condiment on the side – pairing suggestions: tomato chutney / sweet and sour ginger chutney / mango garlic chutney.

Meal below: peas and cashew fried rice with cucumber raita, sweet mango chutney, sweet potato.

Peas Cashew Fried Rice, Cucumber Raita, Mango Chutney

Looking for more one-pot rice recipes? Check out tomato rice, mint rice, or this round-up of 12 vegetarian rice dishes.

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Peas and Cashew Fried Rice

Peas and Cashew Fried Rice

6 Responses to “Peas and Cashew Fried Rice”

  1. raquel @ Erecipe August 28, 2011 at 5:59 PM #

    this recipe is a complete meal, it is really great eating nutritious food like this.

    • S August 28, 2011 at 8:32 PM #

      Glad you like it, raquel.

  2. Tadka Pasta September 12, 2011 at 2:18 AM #

    Oh yum! Perfect for that lazy Sunday afternoon.

    • S September 12, 2011 at 8:20 AM #

      Yes, easy and tasty at the same time – nothing like it. Thanks for stopping by!

  3. Shoba Shrinivasan September 19, 2011 at 10:21 AM #

    I love love one pot meals as I can get them done way ahead of time and simply add the rice at the last minute to finish off!!! I am sure the peppercorns must be giving it a nice twist!

    Shobha

    • S September 20, 2011 at 6:27 PM #

      Welcome here Shoba. I love the taste of whole peppercorns, so yes – they worked very well for me.

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