1 small white onion chopped 1 tsp of fresh ginger garlic paste 3 tbsp of neutral oil Salt to taste 1 tsp of cumin 1 stick of cinnamon 1 black cardamom 2 green cardamom 5-8 whole black peppercorns 2 cups of washed and drained rice 3/4th cups of frozen or fresh peas 1 green chili Small pinch of sugar Set the instant pot to sauce mode, pour in the oil and let it heat up. Fry the onion for 2-3 mins, add the ginger garlic paste and all the whole masalas. Fry for 1 minute till you can smell the masalas, add in the peas and the salt. Turn saute mode off. Pour the washed and drained rice into the pot 1 cup of rice needs 1 & 1/4th cup of water 2 cups of rice needs 2 & 1/2 cups of water Add the water which is 2.5 cups. Check the salt The salt in the water must be a little high. Mix and right before you put the lid on the pot, sprinkle one pinch of sugar. Place the lid. And if you IP needs to be manually set to sealing do that. Set the IP to High pressure for 5 minutes and release pressure 5 minutes after the cooking is done. You will have the most perfect rice. This recipe can be doubled. LTKfoodie