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       Title: RICE WITH PEAS
  Categories: Rice, Indian, Side dish
       Yield: 4 servings
  
       2 tb Vegetable oil
     1/2 ts Black mustard seeds
       2 c  Basmati rice
       3 c  Water
       1 ts Salt
       1 c  Peas, frozen or fresh
  
   Heat oil in pot.  Add mustard seeds & leave them for
   10 to 20 seconds. Add rice & peas (if using fresh) &
   stir-fry for 1 minute. Add water & salt. Cover & bring
   to a boil, reduce heat to very low & cook till the
   rice is almost done, 15 to 25 minutes depending on the
   type of the rice & the amount of heat used.  If using
   forzen peas, thaw them under running hot water. Add to
   the rice about 5 minutes before the cooking process is
   finished.  Mix & serve with dal & vegetables.
   
   Madhur Jaffrey, “An Invitation to Indian Cooking”
  
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