Paneer pulao recipe
Paneer pulao is mild with spices but yet a fragrance from basmati rice and a filling paneer makes it wholesome one pot meal.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1.5 cups Paneer cubes
- ½ cup Peas & carrot
- 1 Onion
- 2 Green chilli
- 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- Coriander leaves chopped – as needed
- Salt – As needed
- 1 tsp Ghee
To temper
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 Clove
- 1 Inch Cinnamon
- 1 Cardamom
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1 tsp Shahi jeera optional
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 10 mins. In a pan, add ghee, add well drained soaked rice and fry until it becomes dry.
- In a small pressure cooker, add oil, temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table, in order.
- Add onion, green chilli and fry till onion is just transparent, without changing its color
- Add ginger garlic paste, give it a fry and then add the veggies (I forgot and added along the veggies). Fry till veggies are half done.
- Add 1 & ¾ cup water, required salt and bring to boil.
- Add the roasted rice. Bring to boil, cover with the lid and cook in medium flame for 2 whistles. I just simmer for 12 - 13 mins as my flame can be put to minimum heat.
- Mean while you can prepare the paneer cubes. Let the paneer cubes be tiny for better taste.
- Toast the paneer cubes (thawed or soaked in hot water previously) preferably in a non-stick pan until golden. Do it in medium flame. You can deep fry too. Keep aside.
- Once the pulao is done, add the fried paneer and mix gently. Or just top it and serve.
Notes
- You can soak the rice up to 30 mins. While roasting, be gentle otherwise it may break.
- Also when it starts sticking to the pan, add ghee or stop roasting if its dry to avoid breaking.
- Roasting ensures separate grains. But it needs bit more water for getting cooked than usual. I usually add less than this water, but for this recipe, add as mentioned.
- When I shallow fried paneer, the oil spluttered a lot, so make sure you use non stick pan and use less oil.
- Also cook in medium flame for golden color.
- The pulao is very mild, so add green chillies and pepper.
- You can add ghee fried cashews along with paneer
- Also if you like sweet touch, add dried grapes fried in ghee.
- Soaking the paneer in hot water ensures its softness even when cooled down.