Matar Pulao

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Add some extra excitement to your plain white rice and learn how to make this simple, straightforward, and ultra flavorful side dish. ‘Matar’ is Hindi for green peas and ‘pulao’ means pilaf, and when you put those two words together, you get ‘matar pulao’ or ‘peas pulao’ the classic and insanely popular Indian rice and peas dish. If you want to learn more about masalas (spice blends), this lesson is a must watch!

Boiling • Dinner • Family Meals • Flavor Profiles • Food Type • Indian • Interest • Learn • Peas • Recipes • Rice • Savory • Side Dishes • Skills • Spicy • Vegetables • Vegetarian

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“Very heful tip on cooking rice, lesson. learnt today to cook the rice properly. Thank you.”

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Asma Khan

13 lessons•33 recipes•5 hours

Asma Khan, owner of famed London eatery Darjeeling Express and bestselling cookbook author of “Asma’s Indian Kitchen” teaches her favorite family recipes, inspired by her childhood in Kolkata, India. The chef, restaurateur, and activist is the first UK-based chef to be featured on Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Chef’s Table and, in 2019, was listed number 1 on Business Insider’s ranking of "100 Coolest People in Food and Drink". Join Asma on a nostalgic culinary journey to explore the smells, flavors, and ingredients of her ancestral Bengali roots.

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