Dill Pulao!

I think every one who cooks, realizes that it is indeed hard to decide what to cook for the next meal! Well I go through this dilemma every day. And to make any meal special is to make dishes that are different and interesting.
I do make different types of pulao but coming back to making it interesting and different I tried the dill pulao today.

Ingredients:

Rice: 2 cups.

Dill leaves: 2 bunches.

Onions: 1 large onion (slice half portion and cut into chunks the other half).

Bay leaves: 2 no.

Fresh Green peas:1/2 cup.

Oil: 4-5 table spoon.

Salt.

Masala: Grind

Green chillies: 4 no.

Ginger: 1 inch.

Garlic:1 clove.

Cinnamon stick : 2 inch pieces.

Cloves: 3 cloves.

Cumin seeds: 1/2 teaspoon.

Onion:1/2 onion cut to chunks.

Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup.

Method:

• Start by soaking the rice for 20 minutes in cold water.
• Clean the dill leaves and chop them.
• Slice the onions.(1/2 of the large onion or one small onion).
• Grind the masala mixture into a smooth paste using very little water
• I have used a pressure cooker to cook the pulao directly. Place the cooker on a medium heat.  
• Add oil to the cooking pot, once the oil is hot add the chopped onions, bay leaves followed by the dill leaves and fry them for few minutes. 
• Then add the peas and drained rice and fry them well.
•  Once the rice is coated well with oil, add the ground masala and fry till the masala mixes well with the rice.
• Finally add water (1:2) that is 4 cups to the cooker. As it begins to boil, add salt and cover  the lid and add the weight. 
• After 2 whistles, switch off the stove and allow it to cool. Your Pulao is ready. 
• Serve this pulao with any Raitha.

Note|:

Spice level can be adjusted as per taste.

If you want fluffy rice use less than 1:2 water.