Peas & Aloo Pulao(Pulav)

INGREDIENTS: Serves 3 to 4

1. Basmati Rice - 250g
2. Green Peas(Fresh or Frozen) - 1 cup
3. Aloo/Potato - 2 medium sized 
4. Saunf(Fennel Seeds)/Sombu - 1 teaspoon
5. Jeera seeds - 1 teaspoon
6. Biriyani Leaf - 1
7. Clove-2 pieces
8. Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
9. Elachi - 1 piece
10. White Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
11. Lemon - 1 
12. Salt - to taste
13. Oil - 3 to 4 teaspoons 
14. Coriander leaves - for tempering.
15. Onion - 2 medium sized

METHOD:

1. Soak the basmati rice for more than 15 minutes.
2. Take a deep bottomed vessel and add the oil.
3. Add the items in step 4,5,6,7,8,9.
4. Add onion and after 2 minutes of frying, add peas and potato.Add the salt required,white pepper powder.
5. After 5 minutes we are ready to add the rice.Drain the rice and add to the vessel.The ratio of rice:water is 1:2.We have taken 250grams of rice, so 500ml of water should be fine.
6. Measure the water and add to the vessel.Add the lemon juice and mix well.
7. Now cover the vessel with a lid and keep the flame in low or medium.
8. After 15 minutes you can check and mix once.Then close the lid.
9. Keep in low flame now if it was medium earlier.After 15 minutes you can see the rice is ready when the lid is open.Cut the coriander leaves finely and add to the rice and Serve hot with Raitha.

NOTE: You can skip potato if needed. Adding more vegetables like carrot/Beans/Broccoli/Cauliflower makes it vegetable pulav.